Friction and wear are ubiquitous, from nano-electro-mechanical systems in biomedicine to
large-scale integrated electric propulsion in aircraft carriers. Applications of nanomaterials …

Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is an active area of research in synthesizing carbon-rich
materials because of its ability to transform wet biomass into valuable products. Carbon-rich …

Nanolubricants have attracted great interest due to the promise of friction and wear
reduction by introducing nanoparticles. To date, the foremost challenge for develo** a …

ZIF-8, a novel lubricant additive, is considered to have great potential in reducing friction and
wear due to large specific surface area, thermal stability and mechanical flexibility. However …

Updated, revised, and restructured to reflect the latest advances in science and applications,
the fourth edition of this best-selling industry and research reference covers the fundamental …

Herein, hyper-crosslinked polystyrene nanospheres (HPSs) were synthesized via emulsion
polymerization and Friedel-Crafts reaction utilizing styrene as the primary raw material. The …

A simple wet chemical reduction method was developed to prepare in situ growth of Cu
nanoparticles (NPs) decorated on polydopamine (PDA) functionalized graphene oxide (GO) …

To unify the lubrication characteristics of carbon spheres (CS) with high load-bearing
capacity and molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2) with exceptional low-shear friction performance …

Recent efforts are widely focused on develo** and usage of carbon nanomaterials in
tribological research, including nanolubricants, fabrication of self-lubricating materials and …

Driven by the advent of fullerenes, carbon nanotubes and graphene, designing or tailoring
sp 2-rich carbon clusters in carbon based films attains very interesting properties which can …