Optimization of boundary lubrication by tuning the confined molecular structures formed by
surface-active additives such as surfactants and polymers is of key importance to improving …

Calf serum lubricants consisting of various polypeptide constituent fractions are routinely
used in knee wear simulators as part of the standardized test protocol. Three calf sera …

Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) was used to investigate the behavior of two opposing
end-grafted charged polymer brushes in aqueous media under normal compression and …

The control of molecular architectures may be essential to optimize materials properties for
producing luminescent devices from polymers, especially in the blue region of the spectrum …

Properties of hybrid films can be enhanced if their molecular architecture is controlled. In this
paper, poly (p-phenylene vinylene) was mixed with stearic acid in order to form stable hybrid …

Polymer brushes, where a layer of polymer molecules are attached by one end to a surface
while the rest of the chain contour does not adsorb and extends out into solution, have …

Adhesion between two polymer films consisting of end grafted polymer is studied by coarse-
grained molecular dynamics. Two types of polymer films are considered: one-end grafted …

Wear of the polyethylene (PE) bearing surface and wear particle-induced osteolysis (bone
resorption) can lead to failure of modular total knee replacements and make expensive …

Unprecedented quantitative assessment of the swelling behavior of surface‐immobilized
photothermal responsive microgels (PTRM) is reported. The PTRM were prepared by …

We used friction force microscopy measurements to determine the yield strength of several
structurally similar Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) bilayer films deposited on a hydrophobic …