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review article
Tribology of surface-grafted polymer brushes
Surface-grafted polymer brushes are a very attractive class of boundary lubricants. This article presents an overview of the tribological properties of surface-attached synthetic polymers. After a brief review of some mechanistic considerations and a discussion of tribological characterization tools, the lubrication properties of the three main classes of surface-attached polymer brushes, viz. (i) hydrophilic, (ii) hydrophobic and (iii) fluorinated brushes, will be presented. The article concludes with a brief discussion of possible applications of polymer brush-based lubricants.
Type
review article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000386623700001
Authors
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Published in
Volume
1
Issue
2
Start page
141
End page
154
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
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January 24, 2017
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