Unlocking the secrets behind liquid superlubricity: A state-of-the-art review on phenomena and mechanisms

T Han, S Zhang, C Zhang - Friction, 2022‏ - Springer
Superlubricity, the state of ultralow friction between two sliding surfaces, has become a
frontier subject in tribology. Here, a state-of-the-art review of the phenomena and …

Lubrication of articular cartilage

S Jahn, J Seror, J Klein - Annual review of biomedical …, 2016‏ - annualreviews.org
The major synovial joints such as hips and knees are uniquely efficient tribological systems,
able to articulate over a wide range of shear rates with a friction coefficient between the …

Hydration lubrication

J Klein - Friction, 2013‏ - Springer
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 …

Origins of hydration lubrication

L Ma, A Gaisinskaya-Kipnis, N Kampf, J Klein - Nature communications, 2015‏ - nature.com
Why is friction in healthy hips and knees so low? Hydration lubrication, according to which
hydration shells surrounding charges act as lubricating elements in boundary layers …

Ionic liquids in confined geometries

S Perkin - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2012‏ - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Molecular dynamics simulations of the electrical double layer on smectite surfaces contacting concentrated mixed electrolyte (NaCl–CaCl2) solutions

IC Bourg, G Sposito - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2011‏ - Elsevier
We report new molecular dynamics results elucidating the structure of the electrical double
layer (EDL) on smectite surfaces contacting mixed NaCl–CaCl 2 electrolyte solutions in the …

Self-assembly in the electrical double layer of ionic liquids

S Perkin, L Crowhurst, H Niedermeyer… - Chemical …, 2011‏ - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Molecular momentum transport at fluid-solid interfaces in MEMS/NEMS: a review

BY Cao, J Sun, M Chen, ZY Guo - International journal of molecular …, 2009‏ - mdpi.com
This review is focused on molecular momentum transport at fluid-solid interfaces mainly
related to microfluidics and nanofluidics in micro-/nano-electro-mechanical systems …

The pressure induced by salt crystallization in confinement

J Desarnaud, D Bonn, N Shahidzadeh - Scientific reports, 2016‏ - nature.com
Salt crystallization is a major cause of weathering of rocks, artworks and monuments.
Damage can only occur if crystals continue to grow in confinement, ie within the pore space …

Molecular dynamics simulations of the colloidal interaction between smectite clay nanoparticles in liquid water

X Shen, IC Bourg - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Colloidal interactions between clay nanoparticles have been studied extensively because of
their strong influence on the hydrology and mechanics of many soils and sedimentary …