Some open questions raised by the reaction of tissue on particles require the knowledge of the acting wear mechanisms. These have to be clarified within the macro-, micro-, and nanoscale. Thus, this contribution focuses on the wear mechanisms of hard-hard artificial hip joints which have been verified to act both in clinical application and both during laboratory simulation. Some aspects of novel developments will be discussed on the basis of these findings.

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