Tribotronic and electrochemical properties of platinum–nanofluid interfaces formed by aqueous suspensions of 5 and 40 nm tio2 nanoparticles

CM Seed, B Acharya, N Nunn, AI Smirnov… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Nanoparticles (NPs) can be highly beneficial as additives to lubricating fluids, and the
tribotronic response of charged NPs tuned by external fields represents an area of great …

QCM study of tribotronic control in ionic liquids and nanoparticle suspensions

CM Seed, B Acharya, J Krim - Tribology Letters, 2021 - Springer
A quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) technique has been employed to tune friction at liquid–
solid interfaces with tribotronic methods employing externally applied electric fields in both …

Shear activation of ZDDP reaction films in the presence and absence of nanodiamonds

B Acharya, CM Seed, J Krim - Applied Surface Science Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
We explore the impact of shear stress and nanodiamond (ND) additives on the formation
temperatures of thermal-and tribo-reaction films of steel samples immersed in basestock oils …

Tribotronic control and cyclic voltammetry of platinum interfaces with metal oxide nanofluids

CM Seed, B Acharya, V Perelygin, AI Smirnov… - Applied Surface …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanotribological and electrochemical behavior of platinum-nanofluid interfaces are reported
for aqueous suspensions of positively charged Al 2 O 3 and negatively charged TiO 2 …

Illuminating Pathways to Dynamic Nanotribology: Light‐Mediated Active Control of Interfacial Friction with Nanosuspensions

LM Leidens, AF Michels, G Machado, F Alvarez… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Active control of nanotribological properties is a challenge. Materials responsive to external
stimuli may catalyze this paradigm shift. Recently, the nanofriction of a thin film is modulated …

Tuning friction and slip at solid-nanoparticle suspension interfaces by electric fields

B Acharya, CM Seed, DW Brenner, AI Smirnov… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
We report an experimental Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) study of tuning interfacial
friction and slip lengths for aqueous suspensions of TiO2 and Al2O3 nanoparticles on planar …

Addition of Solid Oxide Particles for Friction Reduction

L Van Sang, A Yano, AI Osaka, N Sugimura… - Tribology Letters, 2022 - Springer
The paper carries out the smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations of lubrication for the
micronscale iron contact by the 20 types of the spherical solid oxide particles. The iron slabs …

Continuum Model Analysis of QCM Nanotribological Data to Obtain Friction Coefficients for 304SS Contacts Lubricated by Water and TiO2 Nanoparticle Suspensions

CM Seed, B Acharya, J Krim - Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 2020 - frontiersin.org
We report a study of the response of a Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) to rubbing
contacts in air, water and aqueous suspensions of 40 nm TiO2 nanoparticles …

Addition of Solid Oxide Particles for Friction Reduction

Y Akihiko, AI Osaka, S Natsuko, W Hitoshi - Tribology Letters, 2022 - search.proquest.com
The paper carries out the smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations of lubrication for the
micronscale iron contact by the 20 types of the spherical solid oxide particles. The iron slabs …

Nanoparticle-based formulation for the treatment of osteoarthritis: a tribological study

K Simou - 2022 - etheses.bham.ac.uk
Osteoarthritis is an incurable disease, which deteriorates the lubrication of the joints,
resulting in pain and progressive loss of mobility. A tribological intervention mechanism was …