本研究的目標旨在建立人工關節墊片(超高分子量聚乙烯,UHMWPE)之液動壓潤滑模式,探討潤滑液與表面特徵之幾何參數對液壓薄膜效應的影響,並進行液壓磨耗實驗來了解巨觀摩擦係數對液壓潤滑效應的影響。 研究將以液壓潤滑理論與磨耗實驗探討表面特徵幾何變化與潤滑摩擦之人工關節墊片之磨耗模式。磨耗實驗方面,以Pin-on-Disk磨耗實驗依照不同輕負載與旋轉速率的變化,以資料記錄器記錄摩擦實驗量測出之電壓值轉換成實驗摩擦係數;液壓潤滑理論方面,透過雷諾方程式之基本假設與推導,得到適用於人工關節墊片液壓潤滑模式之理論公式,再由文獻所得之參考值與表面特徵參數值代入理論公式,得到潤滑理論下的最大壓力,並可從中了解薄膜厚度、滑移速度、黏滯係數與幾何形狀之間的關聯性。 透過磨耗實驗與液壓潤滑理論則更能了解表面特徵幾何尺度對 液壓薄膜效應有具相當的影響力。而研究最終之目標,希望探討人工關節墊片品質改善的空間,近而未來結合生醫材料製造廠商與醫院專業醫師共同開發人工關節墊片之製程。
The goal of this project is to derive the hydrodynamic lubrication model of ultrahigh molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) used in total joint replacement. The effect of hydrodynamic lubrication film to study different types of lubricants and geometry parameters of surface pattern, and carry on the hydrodynamic wear experiments to understand that macroscopic friction coefficient is to the influence of hydrodynamic lubricated. The experiment instruments will be used to pin-on-disk test. The friction coefficients will then be obtained and the experimental data will correlate with each other. The relationship between friction coefficients of experiment and the hydrodynamic lubrication pressure will be investigated. Since the lubricants also play a very important role in the interface, the lubricant pressure and film thickness effects between two contact surfaces due to lubrication will also be included in the contents. Both theory and experimental approach are elaborated in the proposal. Hopefully, through the ongoing project, several alternatives to reduce the interface friction such as specific surface pattern and lubricant application could be proposed at the end of the project.