Research Article

The Effects of Surface Mechanical Deformation and Bovine Serum Albumin on the Tribological Properties of Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogel as an Artificial Cartilage

Table 1

Factors and levels for the design of experiments.

FactorLevel 1Level 2Level 3

Load (N)123
Speed (Hz)1 (10 mm/s)2 (20 mm/s)
LubricantDeionized waterAlbumin solution (1 g/dl)