[HTML][HTML] Lubrication of soft oral surfaces

A Sarkar, E Andablo-Reyes, M Bryant… - Current Opinion in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Oral lubrication deals with one of the most intricate examples of biotribology, where surfaces
under sliding conditions span from the hardest enamel to soft oral tissues in human …

Heterogeneous distribution of entanglements in a nonequilibrium polymer melt of UHMWPE: influence on crystallization without and with graphene oxide

K Liu, EL De Boer, Y Yao, D Romano, S Ronca… - …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In the past, studies have been performed to follow chain dynamics in an equilibrium polymer
melt using low molar mass polymers. Here we show that in linear ultrahigh molecular weight …

[HTML][HTML] Tribology–Novel oral processing tool for sensory evaluation of food

V Paul, AD Tripathi, A Agarwal, P Kumar, DC Rai - Lwt, 2022 - Elsevier
Food oral processing is a study of mastication that involves food-saliva interaction.
Instrumental approaches have improved sensorial attributes like texture by stimulating the …

Aluminoxane co-catalysts for the activation of a bis phenoxyimine titanium (IV) catalyst in the synthesis of disentangled ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

D Romano, E Andablo-Reyes, S Ronca, S Rastogi - Polymer, 2015 - Elsevier
New activation systems for the bis [N-(3-tert-butylsalicylidene) pentafluoroanilinato] Ti (IV)
dichloride catalyst (FI) for the synthesis of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene …

Drawing behavior and mechanical properties of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene blends with a linear polyethylene wax

L Shen, J Severn, CWM Bastiaansen - Polymer, 2018 - Elsevier
Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE; M w= 10 3 kg/mol) is blended with a
low molecular weight, linear polyethylene (PE wax; M w= 1 kg/mol) and the solid state …

Correlation between thermal and mechanical response of nascent semicrystalline UHMWPEs

D Romano, N Tops, J Bos, S Rastogi - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
In spite of the abstract nature, entanglements are the folklore of polymer science, and their
presence is realized in the semicrystalline and amorphous solid state as well as in the …

Nonequilibrium melt state of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene: A theoretical approach on the equilibrium process

LGD Hawke, D Romano, S Rastogi - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
This work addresses the ability of the tube model to describe the rheological response of
partially entangled, ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) chains both in …

Unveiling the Viscoelastic Response of Nonequilibrium Low-Entangled Polymer Melt during Its Equilibration

H Yang, A Louhichi, D Romano, S Rastogi - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
New rheological experiments are presented to investigate the equilibration mechanism of
low-entangled, high-molar-mass linear polyethylene upon melting. The evolution of linear …

Properties of compression molded ultra‐high molecular weight polyethylene products pretreated by eccentric rotor extrusion

Y Feng, Y Gao, J Chen, J Jiang, X Yin, G He… - Polymer …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Low processing efficiency and fusion defects limit the application of ultra‐high molecular
weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) in artificial joint implants. These problems result from the …

Processability and physico‐mechanical properties of ultrahigh‐molecular‐weight polyethylene using low‐molecular‐weight olefin wax

AK Bakshi, AK Ghosh - Polymer Engineering & Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The influence of molecular weight of olefin wax as a plasticizer on the processability and
properties of ultrahigh‐molecular‐weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) was thoroughly …