The slipperiness of ice is an everyday-life phenomenon, which, surprisingly, remains
controversial despite a long scientific history. The very small friction measured on ice is …

In this study, a novel reciprocating tribometer, in which the frictional pairs were immersed in
liquid nitrogen directly, was developed to simulate the cryogenic fluid lubrication. To …

Certain polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) composites can form a shear localization structure at
the sliding interface by develo** running and transfer films, thus achieving an ultralow …

Pristine hydrogel surfaces typically have low friction, which is controlled by composition, slip
speeds, and immediate slip history. The stiffness of such samples is typically measured with …

Atomic force microscopes could be used in wide range of nanotribology experiments but
probes available on the market are only made of silicon or silicon nitride with a stiffness in …

The fabrication of periodic nanostructures on noble metals as surface enhanced Raman
scattering (SERS) substrate is still challenging through facile and cost-effective process …

Two opposing microtribometry approaches have been developed over the past decade to
help connect the dots between fundamental and practical tribology measurements: spring …

Efforts to reliably measure AFM lateral forces have been impeded by the difficulties in
obtaining appropriate calibration standards, applying those force standards to the apex of …

Surface force apparatus (SFA) allows accurate resolving of the interfacial properties of fluids
confined between extended surfaces. The accuracy of the SFA makes it an ubiquitous tool …

This paper investigates the experimental parameters of the Sader's formula, to calculate the
spring constant of cantilevers used in Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), with the related …