Ionic liquids (ILs) have emerged as potential lubricants in 2001. Subsequently, there has
been tremendous research interest in ILs from the tribology society since their discovery as …

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 …

Droplet microfluidics allows the isolation of single cells and reagents in monodisperse
picoliter liquid capsules and manipulations at a throughput of thousands of droplets per …

Over recent years the Surface Force Apparatus (SFA) has been used to carry out model
experiments revealing structural and dynamic properties of ionic liquids confined to thin …

The interaction between charged objects in an electrolyte solution is a fundamental question
in soft matter physics. It is well known that the electrostatic contribution to the interaction …

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

We have studied the structure of two ionic liquids confined between negatively charged mica
sheets. Both liquids exhibit interfacial layering, however the repeat distance is dramatically …

Transient electric fields across cell bilayer membranes can lead to electroporation and cell
fusion, effects crucial to cell viability whose biological implications have been extensively …

This review provides an overview of recent advances that have been achieved in
understanding the basic physics of friction and energy dissipation in molecularly thin …