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,...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52173131).
The good lubrication ability of articular cartilage holds significant importance in our daily lives.Osteoarthritis(OA),the most prevalent degenerative joint disease,causes cartilage damage,increased friction,and infla...
financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China(22032006,52075522,52322506);Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB 0470201);Outstanding Youth Fund of Gansu Province(21JR7RA095);Key Research Project of Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(ZR2021ZD27);Gansu Province Basic Research Innovation Group Project(22JR5RA093);West Light Foundation of The Chinese Academy of Sciences(xbzg-zdsys-202211).
Cartilage is well lubricated over a lifetime and this phenomenon is attributed to both of the surface hydration lubrication and the matrix load-bearing capacity.Lubricious hydrogels with a layered structure are design...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51922058).
The nature of solid-liquid interfaces is of great significance in lubrication.Remarkable advances have been made in lubrication based on hydration effects.However,a detailed molecular-level understanding is still lack...
financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51905519,22032006,U2030201,and U21A2046).
Surface wettability plays a significant role in reducing solid–liquid frictional resistance,especially the superhydrophilic/hydrophilic interface because of its excellent thermodynamic stability.In this work,poly(acr...
financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52022043 and 21868011);Tsinghua University-Peking Union Medical College Hospital Initiative Scientific Research Program(20191080593);Precision Medicine Foundation,Tsinghua University,China(10001020107);the National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFC1103800);Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Tribology,Tsinghua University,China(SKLT2022C18).
Osteoarthritis is associated with the significantly increased friction of the joint,which results in progressive and irreversible damage to the articular cartilage.A synergistic therapy integrating lubrication enhance...
financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51925506).
Polyether ether ketone(PEEK)is a widely used material for friction pairs due to its excellent mechanical strength,good wear resistance,and chemical inertness.However,some modifications are necessary when PEEK is used ...
This work is financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFB2002204);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51925506)。
Superlubricity,the state of ultralow friction between two sliding surfaces,has become a frontier subject in tribology.Here,a state-of-the-art review of the phenomena and mechanisms of liquid superlubricity are present...
This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51675296,21868011,and 81772372);Shanghai Municipal Science Foundation(No.SYXF011803);Tsinghua University-Peking Union Medical College Hospital Initiative Scientific Research Program(No.20191080593);the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2017YFC1103800);Foshan-Tsinghua Innovation SpecialFund(FTISF);Research Fund of State Key Laboratoryof Tribology,Tsinghua University,China(No.SKLT-2020C11);and Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation(No.202-276-132-13).
The occurrence of osteoarthritis is closely related to progressive and irreversible destruction of the articular cartilage,which increases the friction significantly and causes further inflammation of the joint.Thus,a...
This study was;financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51675296);Tsinghua University-Peking Union Medical College Hospital Initiative Scientific Research Program(20191080593);Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Program(20197050026);Foshan-Tsinghua Innovation Special Fund(FTISF),Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Tribology,Tsinghua University,China(SKLT2020C11);and Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation(202-276-132-13).
Osteoarthritis is characterized by lubrication failure of the articular cartilage and severe inflammation of the joint capsule.Lubricating mesoporous silica nanoparticles(MSNs)have been developed for the treatment of ...