The understanding of friction in soft materials is of increasing importance due to the
demands of industries such as healthcare, biomedical, food and personal care, the …

Friction is an essential part of human experience. We need traction to walk, stand, work, and
drive. At the same time, we need energy to overcome the resistance to motion, hence, too …

Knowledge of the nature of molecular processes occurring during melt compounding of
nanomaterials and polymers is crucial in determining the ultimate performance of polymer …

Recent advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology have led to the development of
miniaturized devices and components based on polymeric materials. These polymeric …

We conducted thermomechanical nanolithography to realize nanoscale manipulation of
materials patterning on a polymethyl methacrylate thin film. We used atomic force …

We report on nanoscale wear induced by atomic force microscopy using a heated
cantilever/tip on a 20 nm thick film of polystyrene. Wear modes dependent on tip …

In this paper, we describe atomic force microscope (AFM) friction experiments on different
polymers. The aim was to analyze the influence of the physical architecture of the polymer …

The surface of a bulk polystyrene has been scanned using a AFM equipped with a thermal
probe at different temperatures. Scanning at room temperature reveals a real picture of the …

We have investigated two different concepts to synthesize redox active polymer brushes
using surface initiated atomic transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP). This polymerization …

Nanoscale sliding friction involving a polystyrene melt near its glass transition temperature T
g (373 K) exhibited dissipation phenomena that provide insight into the underlying …