Support of this work by the European Research Council(advanced grant CartiLube 743016);the McCutchen Foundation,the Israel Science Foundation–National Natural Science Foundation of China Joint Research Program(No.3618/21);the Israel Science Foundation(No.1229/20)is gratefully acknowledged.
We briefly review the organizing principles that nature has selected to reduce friction between sliding tissues in the body to maintain their well-being.This is of especial relevance where large stresses are involved,...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China for support(Nos.52027807 and 52435004).
The history of tribology research in China is reviewed briefly in this paper.Developmental stages are divided,and some memorable events in tribology research in China are introduced from my personal view.The statistic...
The purpose of this research is to develop data-driven machine learning(ML)models capable of estimating the specific wear rate of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene(UHMWPE)used in hip replacement implants.The re...
supported by the grants for Konstantin NADEIN from the German Research Foundation(DFG project“Functional design of beetle leg joints:morphology,tribology,and cuticular microstructure”,NA 126472-1 and DFG project“Arthropod leg joints as biological devices:design,mechanical properties and anti-friction mechanisms”,NA 1264/3-1);Stanislav N.GORB acknowledges the project support from the German Research Foundation(DFG GO 995/34-1 within the framework of the DFG SPP 2100“Soft Material Robotic Systems”).
Tribological properties of femoro-tibial leg joints in two beetles,darkling beetle Zophobas morio and Congo rose chafer Pachnoda marginata were studied.Very low friction of 0.004 was revealed by the direct measurement...
National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Number:51875563。
Ti15Mo alloy has been regarded as one of the most potential biomedical materials due to its excellent performance.However,the low hardness and poor wear resistance of titanium alloy limit the further application.There...
Wellcome Trust,Grant/Award Number:WT 088908/Z/09/Z;Invibio Knees Ltd;Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council,Grant/Award Numbers:EP/J017620/1,EP/K029592/1。
Experimental in vitro simulation can be used to predict the wear performance of total knee replacements.The in vitro simulation should aim to replicate the in vivo loading,motion and environment experienced by the joi...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2018YFB2002000);the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation,China (Nos. 2021A515012271, 2019A1515011220, 2020B1515120027)
In order to solve the friction,wear and lubrication problems of titanium,a series of TaN/ployether−ether−ketone(PEEK)coatings were developed by electrophoretic deposition,and the effects of TaN nanoparticles on the mi...
This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52225502,51922058,52035012,and U2141243).
Around 1,000 peer-reviewed papers were selected from 3,450 articles published during 2020–2021,and reviewed as the representative advances in tribology research worldwide.The survey highlights the development in lubr...
The Key R&D project of Sichuan Province,Grant/Award Number:2018JY0552;National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Number:51675447。
Slippage is a common phenomenon between laparoscopic graspers and tissues during minimally invasive surgery,which may lead to inefficient surgical operations,prolonged operation time,and increased patient suffering.Th...
National N atural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51635009 and 51775460);the funding of State Key Laboratory of Tribology,China(SKLT2018C05).
The reach of tribology has expanded in diverse fields and tribology related research activities have seen immense growth during the last decade.This review takes stock of the recent advances in research pertaining to ...