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 …

The major synovial joints such as hips and knees are uniquely efficient tribological systems,
able to articulate over a wide range of shear rates with a friction coefficient between the …

The hydration lubrication paradigm, whereby hydration layers are both strongly held by the
charges they surround, and so can support large pressures without being squeezed out, and …

Why is friction in healthy hips and knees so low? Hydration lubrication, according to which
hydration shells surrounding charges act as lubricating elements in boundary layers …

Over recent years the Surface Force Apparatus (SFA) has been used to carry out model
experiments revealing structural and dynamic properties of ionic liquids confined to thin …

We have studied the structure of two ionic liquids confined between negatively charged mica
sheets. Both liquids exhibit interfacial layering, however the repeat distance is dramatically …

This review is focused on molecular momentum transport at fluid-solid interfaces mainly
related to microfluidics and nanofluidics in micro-/nano-electro-mechanical systems …

We report new molecular dynamics results elucidating the structure of the electrical double
layer (EDL) on smectite surfaces contacting mixed NaCl–CaCl 2 electrolyte solutions in the …

Colloidal interactions between clay nanoparticles have been studied extensively because of
their strong influence on the hydrology and mechanics of many soils and sedimentary …

The screening of surface charge by dissolved ions at solid–liquid interfaces—in the region of
interfacial fluid known as the electrical double layer (EDL)—plays a recurrent role in surface …