Frictional characteristics of the tribological unfolding albumin for polyethylene and cartilage

Charng Bin Yang; Hsu Wei Fang; Hsuan Liang Liu; Chih Hung Chang; Man Ching Hsieh; Wei Ming Lee; Huei Ting Huang

doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2006.10.003

Frictional characteristics of the tribological unfolding albumin for polyethylene and cartilage

Charng Bin Yang, Hsu Wei Fang, Hsuan Liang Liu, Chih Hung Chang, Man Ching Hsieh, Wei Ming Lee, Huei Ting Huang

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Studies were carried out to investigate the effect of tribological process induced conformational change of human serum albumin on the frictional characteristics. Albumin acts as the interfacial molecule in the boundary lubrication regime. The results indicate that a decrease of α-helical content and an unfolding of the secondary structure of albumin are possibly induced by the frictional heat of UHMWPE-steel articulation process. The conformational change of albumin differentiates the frictional characteristics for polyethylene and cartilages. A model describing the frictional features of the conformational change of albumin on the hydrophilic cartilage and the hydrophobic UHMWPE was proposed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	380-384
Number of pages	5
Journal	Chemical Physics Letters
Volume	431
Issue number	4-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2006.10.003
Publication status	Published - Nov 24 2006
Externally published	Yes

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