2020/12/21 by E. Szwajczak, Szwajczak, E., Anna Kucaba-Piętal +3
Engineering · #Advancements in Materials Engineering #Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis #Tribology and Lubrication Engineering
paper · doi:10.24423/engtrans.562.2001
openalex publication_date 2020/12/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01
The main aim of this paper is to discuss the liquid crystalline concept of synovial fluid. This new concept was proposed by KUPCHINOV [30] and was next developed in [31, 32, 58]. According to these papers, the crystalline structure of synovia ensures very low friction coefficient in human (and animal) joints. Experimental data in favour of crystalline structure of synovia have been discussed. Mathematical model of such fluid, based on ERINGEN'S theory [14, 15], has been advanced.