...Shankar Swarup Das, ME; Prasun Chakraborti, PhD For most modern hip joint implants, metal-on-plastic pairs are preferred over metal-on-metal ones, where cobalt (Co)–chromium (Cr) alloy and ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) are commonly used as the femoral head and socket...

...Jan-Marten Seitz, Dipl.-Ing.; Danielle R. Fau; Rainer Eifler, Dipl.-Ing.; Manfred Kietzmann, Prof. Dr. Med. Vet.; Constantin Weber; Martin Durisin, Dr. Med.; Friedrich-Wilhelm Bach, Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Dr. h.c. At present, resorbable materials for implant applications are of great...