scholarly journals A comparison of the properties of hyaluronic acid from normal and pathological human synovial fluids

1955 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 626-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Johnston
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Risha Rufaqua ◽  
Martin Vrbka ◽  
Dušan Hemzal ◽  
Dipankar Choudhury ◽  
David Rebenda ◽  
...  

To understand the possible lubricant mechanism in ceramic-on-ceramic hip joint prostheses, biochemical reactions of the synovial fluid and the corresponding frictional coefficients were studied. The experiments were performed in a hip joint simulator using the ball-on-cup configuration with balls and cups made from two types of ceramics, BIOLOX®forte and BIOLOX®delta. Different lubricants, namely albumin, γ-globulin, hyaluronic acid and three model synovial fluids, were studied in the experiments and Raman spectroscopy was used to analyze the biochemical responses of these lubricants at the interface. BIOLOX®delta surface was found less reactive to proteins and model fluid lubricants. In contrast, BIOLOX®forte ball surface has shown chemisorption with both proteins, hyaluronic acid and model fluids imitating total joint replacement and osteoarthritic joint. There was no direct correlation between the measured frictional coefficient and the observed chemical reactions. In summary, the study reveals chemistry of lubricant film formation on ceramic hip implant surfaces with various model synovial fluids and their components.


2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Feeney ◽  
Devis Galesso ◽  
Cynthia Secchieri ◽  
Francesca Oliviero ◽  
Roberta Ramonda ◽  
...  

Abstract Inferior synovial lubrication is a hallmark of osteoarthritis (OA), and synovial fluid (SF) lubrication and composition are variable among OA patients. Hyaluronic acid (HA) viscosupplementation is a widely used therapy for improving SF viscoelasticity and lubrication, but it is unclear how the effectiveness of HA viscosupplements varies with arthritic endotype. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of the HA viscosupplement, Hymovis®, on the lubricating properties of diseased SF from patients with noninflammatory OA and inflammatory arthritis (IA). The composition (cytokine, HA, and lubricin concentrations) of the SF was measured as well as the mechanical properties (rheology, tribology) of the SF alone and in a 1:1 mixture with the HA viscosupplement. Using rotational rheometry, no difference in SF viscosity was detected between disease types, and the addition of HA significantly increased all fluids' viscosities. In noninflammatory OA SF, friction coefficients followed a typical Stribeck pattern, and their magnitude was decreased by the addition of HA. While some of the IA SF also showed typical Stribeck behavior, a subset showed more erratic behavior with highly variable and larger friction coefficients. Interestingly, this aberrant behavior was not eliminated by the addition of HA, and it was associated with low concentrations of lubricin. Aberrant SF exhibited significantly lower effective viscosities compared to noninflammatory OA and IA SF with typical tribological behavior. Collectively, these results suggest that different endotypes of arthritis exist with respect to lubrication, which may impact the effectiveness of HA viscosupplements in reducing friction.


Soft Matter ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (32) ◽  
pp. 5965-5973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Zhang ◽  
S. Barman ◽  
G. F. Christopher

Model synovial fluid steady shear viscosity to hyaluronic acid solution are identical when interfacial rheology effects are removed.


1963 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 902-909 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.A. Barker ◽  
S.H.I. Bayyuk ◽  
J.S. Brimacombe ◽  
C.F. Hawkins ◽  
M. Stagey

Author(s):  
Simona Radice ◽  
Gretchen Tibbits ◽  
Alex Y. W. Lin ◽  
Haluk Beyenal ◽  
Markus A. Wimmer

Biorheology ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 32 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 209-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
V RIBITSCH ◽  
H KATZER ◽  
F RAINER

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