Accepted Manuscript Comparative analysis of the tribological characteristics of canine joint cartilage and UHMWPE-based biomimetic materials A.V. Maksimkin, D.I. Chukov, F.S. Senatov, A.I. Salimon PII: S0167-577X(16)31991-7 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2016.12.107 Reference: MLBLUE 21919 To appear in: Materials Letters Received Date: 13 December 2016 Accepted Date: 28 December 2016 Please cite this article as: A.V. Maksimkin, D.I. Chukov, F.S. Senatov, A.I. Salimon, Comparative analysis of the tribological characteristics of canine joint cartilage and UHMWPE-based biomimetic materials, Materials Letters (2016), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2016.12.107 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.