Tribochemical film phenomenon in total hip replacement

Start date: 1 February 2017
End date: 31 January 2021
Funder: Indonesian Government
Primary investigator: 00901695
Co-investigators: Professor Michael Bryant
Postgraduate students: Mohamad Taufiqurrakhman

The current research involves metal-based alloys as a suitable material of hip joint replacements/prostheses. The study is to understand how the interactions/kinetics of the biological substances with the CoCrMo alloys surface under the tribology and corrosion (tribocorrosion) environment. The practical works use reciprocating pin-on-plate tribometer, as well as some surface chemistry analysis such as 3D interferometry, SEM-EDS and XPS.

Publications and outputs

Tribofilms on CoCrMo Alloys: Understanding the Role of the Lubricant (Biotribology, 2019) M. Taufiqurrakhman, M. G. Bryant, A. Neville https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotri.2019.100104 Inclination Angle Effect on Surface of Copper in Biomachining (Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2014) J. Istiyanto, M. Taufiqurrakhman, G. Kiswanto, I. Santoso, T. J. Ko