The discovery of several unexpected complex biological roles of hyaluronic acid (HA) has
promoted new research impetus for biologists and, the clinical interest in several fields of …

The hydration lubrication paradigm, whereby hydration layers are both strongly held by the
charges they surround, and so can support large pressures without being squeezed out, and …

Long-ranged forces between surfaces in a liquid control effects from colloid stability to
biolubrication, and can be modified either by steric factors due to flexible polymers, or by …

Hydration lubrication has emerged as a new paradigm for lubrication in aqueous and
biological media, accounting especially for the extremely low friction (friction coefficients …

Materials scientists, polymer chemists, surface physicists and materials engineers will find
this book a complete and detailed treatise on the field of polymer brushes, their synthesis …

The present manuscript offers an overview of the current state of affairs within the research
field of adaptive and environmentally sensitive polymer surfaces designed to respond to …

Macromolecules, which adsorb or intrinsically form boundary layers at surfaces sliding past
each other in aqueous media, are ubiquitous both in technology and in biological systems …

Current models for lubrication of synovial joints, and the nature of the cartilage surface, are
briefly recalled. Direct friction studies between polymers attached to surfaces are then …

A complete understanding of the mechanism of boundary lubrication is a goal that scientists
have been striving to achieve over the past century. Although this complicated process has …

We study the flow of suspensions of non-Brownian particles dispersed into a Newtonian
solvent. Combining capillary rheometry and conventional rheometry, we evidence a …