Airborne particulate matter poses a serious threat to human health. Exposure to nanosized
(< 0.1 μm), vehicle-derived particulates may be hazardous due to their bioreactivity, their …

This critical review presents several aspects related to the use of copper as a main
component in brake pads in road vehicles. The compositions of these materials are …

The paper addresses the wear particles released from commercially available “low-metallic”
automotive brake pads subjected to brake dynamometer tests. Particle size distribution was …

The tribological phenomena that occur in brake systems are interesting even in other
respects than just the braking action. One important issue, that is gaining increasing …

Eco-friendly brake friction materials were formulated without copper, lead, tin, antimony
trisulfide, and whisker materials, to minimize their potential negative environmental impacts …

Brake emissions generated from brake systems were investigated to elucidate the
mechanism of airborne particle generation using commercial brake pads. Brake emission …

Nanosized magnetite is a highly toxic material due to its strong ability to generate reactive
oxygen species in vivo, and the presence of magnetite NPs in the brain has been linked with …

From a tribological prospect, the brake pad-disc system undergoes severe abrasive and
adhesive wear mechanism in the production of wear debris. Because of the constant …

Most studies of road dust composition have sampled a very wide range of particle sizes, but
from the perspective of respiratory exposure to resuspended dusts, it is the PM 10 fraction …

This review article comprises of three parts. Firstly, reports of brake manufacturers on the
beneficial impact of solid lubricants for pad formulations are surveyed. Secondly, since …