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Nanotribology

Our friends thought us crazy when we began, some years ago, to work on friction and lubrication - words that seemed to evoke the triviality of replacing the dirty oil in one's automobile. What could be fundamental or beautiful about friction? In the papers below, we explain why the subject fascinates us.


References

  1. Sung Chul Bae, Janet S. Wong, Minsu Kim, Shan Jiang, Liang Hong, and Steve Granick, "Using Light to Study Boundary Lubrication: Spectroscopic Study of Confined Fluids," Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. A, 366, 1443 (2008) [PDF]
  2. S. Granick, H. Lee, and Y. Zhu, "Slippery Questions of Stick When Fluid Flows Past Surfaces,"Nature Materials 2, 221 (2003). [PDF].
  3. Y. Zhu and S. Granick, "Superlubricity: A Paradox about Confined Fluids Resolved," Phys. Rev. Lett., 93, 096101 (2004). [PDF]
  4. Y. Zhu and S. Granick, "Biolubrication: Hyaluronic acid and the influence on its interfacial viscosity of a model anti-inflammatory drug," Macromolecules 36, 973 (2003). [PDF]
  5. S. Granick, “Soft Matter in a Tight Spot,” Physics Today (invited) 52, 26 (1999). [PDF]

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