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Polymer Brushes: A Robust Lubrication System Using an Ionic Liquid Polymer Brush (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 15/2015)
Author(s) -
Arafune Hiroyuki,
Kamijo Toshio,
Morinaga Takashi,
Honma Saika,
Sato Takaya,
Tsujii Yoshinobu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.201570073
Subject(s) - materials science , polymer , lubrication , brush , composite material , ionic liquid , polymer brush , bearing (navigation) , ionic bonding , chemical engineering , ion , organic chemistry , chemistry , cartography , engineering , polymerization , geography , catalysis
Nonvolatile liquids and smooth surfaces are shown to preserve polymer brushes by Y. Tsujii, T. Sato and co‐workers in article number 1500187. The development of a robust low friction system has been intensively investigated to improve the lifetime and energy efficiency of mechanical systems. A smooth glass material is applied onto ionic liquid polymer brushes, resulting in low frictional properties (μ min ≈ 10 −3 ), high load bearing (14.7 N), and repeatable measurements (4000 cycles) on the macroscale.