The special mechanical properties of nanoparticles allow for novel applications in many
fields, eg, surface engineering, tribology and nanomanufacturing/nanofabrication. In this …

The understanding of friction in soft materials is of increasing importance due to the
demands of industries such as healthcare, biomedical, food and personal care, the …

Dense suspensions of colloidal or granular particles can display pronounced non-
Newtonian behaviour, such as discontinuous shear thickening and shear jamming. The …

Dynamic covalent chemistry has been exploited to prepare numerous examples of
adaptable polymeric materials that exhibit unique properties. Herein, the chemical …

Hypothesis: The use of water to reduce friction has always played a significant role in a wide
range of areas ranging from biology to engineering. Many efforts have been made to …

Dust accumulation is detrimental to optical elements, electronic devices, and mechanical
systems and is a significant problem in space missions and renewable energy deployment …

Previous studies demonstrated the macroscale wear behavior of soda lime silicate (SLS)
glass in humid air was governed by the mechanochemical reactivity of sliding interfaces …

The moisture damage on a bituminous road in tropical regions are proliferated only at the
weakest aggregate-bitumen interfaces by adverse weathering conditions and propagates for …

In this paper, we compare different rough contact-mechanics theories with the assumption of
weak interfacial adhesion. Two different approaches for the local modeling of adhesion are …

The effect of nanoscale surface roughness on the lubrication properties of a polymer brush
in a good solvent has been investigated. Friction and adhesion forces were measured by …