Martin Vrbka

Dr. Martin Vrbka

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Academic Career Length

21Years (2006-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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11 June 2020 in Materials
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DRDavid Rebenda
David Rebenda
MVMartin Vrbka
Martin Vrbka
PČPavel Čípek
Pavel Čípek
ETEvgeniy Toropitsyn
Evgeniy Toropitsyn
DNDavid Necas
David Necas
MHMartin Hartl
Martin Hartl
Hyaluronic acid (HA) injections represent one of the most common methods for the treatment of osteoarthritis. However, the clinical results of this method are unambiguous mainly because the mechanism of action has not been clearly clarified yet. Viscosupplementation consists, inter alia, of the improvement of synovial fluid rheological properties by injected solution. The present paper deals with the effect of HA molecular weight on the rheological properties of its solutions and also on friction in the articular cartilage model. Viscosity and viscoelastic properties of HA solutions were analyzed with a rotational rheometer in a cone–plate and plate–plate configuration. In total, four HA solutions with molecular weights between 77 kDa and 2010 kDa were tested. The frictional measurements were realized on a commercial tribometer Bruker UMT TriboLab, while the coefficient of friction (CoF) dependency on time was measured. The contact couple consisted of the articular cartilage pin and the plate made from optical glass. The contact was fully flooded with tested HA solutions. Results showed a strong dependency between HA molecular weight and its rheological properties. However, no clear dependence between HA molecular weight and CoF was revealed from the frictional measurements. This study presents new insight into the dependence between rheological and frictional behavior of the articular cartilage, while such an extensive investigation has not been presented before.

1 August 2010 in Tribology International
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MVMartin Vrbka
Martin Vrbka
OŠO. Šamánek
O. Šamánek
PSPetr Sperka
Petr Sperka
TNT. Návrat
T. Návrat
IKIvan Krupka
Ivan Krupka
MHM. Hartl
M. Hartl

1 November 2008 in Tribology International
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IKIvan Krupka
Ivan Krupka
MVMartin Vrbka
Martin Vrbka
MHM. Hartl
M. Hartl

18 April 2016 in Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials
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AGAdéla Galandáková
Adéla Galandáková
JUJitka Ulrichová
Jitka Ulrichová
KLKateřina Langová
Kateřina Langová
AHAdéla Hanáková
Adéla Hanáková
MVMartin Vrbka
Martin Vrbka
Jiri GalloJiri Gallo
Jiri Gallo

1 May 2015 in Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
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DCDipankar Choudhary
Dipankar Choudhary
FUFilip Urban
Filip Urban
MVMartin Vrbka
Martin Vrbka
MHMartin Hartl
Martin Hartl
IKIvan Krupka
Ivan Krupka

1 November 2011 in Tribology International
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MVMartin Vrbka
Martin Vrbka
IKIvan Krupka
Ivan Krupka
Petr SvobodaPetr Svoboda
Petr Svoboda
PSPetr Sperka
Petr Sperka
TNT. Návrat
T. Návrat
JNJ. Nohava
J. Nohava