EFFECT OF HYALURONIC ACID MOLECULAR WEIGHT ON FRICTION OF ARTICULAR CARTILAGE

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is among others one of the component of synovial fluid (SF) and is the main component which affects the rheology of SF. However, during various degenerative joint diseases like osteoarthritis, the concentration and molecular weight of HA in SF is decreasing. In recent times, inj...

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Main Authors: David REBENDA, Pavel ČÍPEK, Martin VRBKA, Ivan KŘUPKA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Kragujevac 2019-06-01
Series:Proceedings on Engineering Sciences
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Online Access:http://pesjournal.net/journal/v1-n1/91.pdf