"Aluminum Oxide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An oxide of aluminum, occurring in nature as various minerals such as bauxite, corundum, etc. It is used as an adsorbent, desiccating agent, and catalyst, and in the manufacture of dental cements and refractories.
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D000537
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.056.050 D01.650.550.050
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aluminum Oxide" by people in Profiles.
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Articulation of an alumina-zirconia composite ceramic against living cartilage - An in vitro wear test. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2020 03; 103:103531.
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Zirconia phase transformation, metal transfer, and surface roughness in retrieved ceramic composite femoral heads in total hip arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2014 Nov; 29(11):2219-23.
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In vivo wear of a squeaky alumina-on-alumina hip prosthesis: a case report. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Apr 06; 93(7):e27.
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Catastrophic failure of ceramic-polyethylene bearing total hip arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2008 Jun; 23(4):627-30.
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Hip simulator wear testing according to the newly introduced standard ISO 14242. Proc Inst Mech Eng H. 2001; 215(5):429-42.