1. Detection of Asperity Contact for Precise Gap Determination in Thin-Film Nanorheometry

   • Shintaro Itoh
   • Yuya Hamamoto
   • Hedong Zhang

   Methods Paper 21 November 2012 Pages: 1 - 10

   

2. Material Removal Mechanism of Copper CMP from a Chemical–Mechanical Synergy Perspective

   • Jing Li
   • Yuhong Liu
   • Yuanjing Dai

   Original Paper 19 September 2012 Pages: 11 - 19

   

3. Relating Molecular Structure to Tribological Chemistry: Borate Esters on Copper

   • Brendan P. Miller
   • Peter V. Kotvis
   • Wilfred T. Tysoe

   Original Paper 22 September 2012 Pages: 21 - 29

   

4. Effect of Interfacial Properties on EHL Under Pure Sliding Conditions

   • Z. Fu
   • P. L. Wong
   • F. Guo

   Original Paper 19 September 2012 Pages: 31 - 38

   

5. The Kinetics of Shear-Induced Boundary Film Formation from Dimethyl Disulfide on Copper

   • Brendan Miller
   • Octavio Furlong
   • Wilfred T. Tysoe

   Original Paper 19 September 2012 Pages: 39 - 46

   

6. Microstructure, Morphology and Properties of Titanium Containing Graphite-Like Carbon Films Deposited by Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering

   • Jianmin Chen
   • Yongjun Wang
   • Huidi Zhou

   Original Paper 29 September 2012 Pages: 47 - 59

   

7. Grafting of Dispersants on MoS₂ Nanoparticles in Base Oil Lubrication of Steel

   • Sudhakara Aralihalli
   • Sanjay K. Biswas

   Original Paper 26 September 2012 Pages: 61 - 76

   

8. Surfactant Inducing Phase Change of ZnO Nanorods to Low Friction

   • Jun Zhang
   • Junyan Zhang

   Original Paper 21 September 2012 Pages: 77 - 83

   

9. Effects of Proximity on Hardness and Elastic Modulus Measurements of SiO₂ and Cu by Nanoindentation

   • Hae Jin Kim
   • Dae Eun Kim

   Original Paper 29 September 2012 Pages: 85 - 94

   

10. Plasmonic Diagnostics for Tribology: In Situ Observations Using Surface Plasmon Resonance in Combination with Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

    • Brandon A. Krick
    • David W. Hahn
    • W. Gregory Sawyer

    Original Paper 30 September 2012 Pages: 95 - 102

    

11. Analytical and Numerical Models for Tangential Stiffness of Rough Elastic Contacts

    • S. Medina
    • D. Nowell
    • D. Dini

    Original Paper 30 September 2012 Pages: 103 - 115

    

12. Friction Properties of Lubricated Laser-MicroTextured-Surfaces: An Experimental Study from Boundary- to Hydrodynamic-Lubrication

    • Michele Scaraggi
    • Francesco P. Mezzapesa
    • Luigi Tricarico

    Original Paper 04 October 2012 Pages: 117 - 125

    

13. Lithium-Based Ionic Liquids: In Situ-Formed Lubricant Additive Only by Blending

    • Zenghong Song
    • Mingjin Fan
    • Weimin Liu

    Original Paper 04 October 2012 Pages: 127 - 133

    

14. Friction of Rubber with Surfaces Patterned with Rigid Spherical Asperities

    • D. T. Nguyen
    • S. Ramakrishna
    • A. Chateauminois

    Original Paper 04 October 2012 Pages: 135 - 144

    

15. Friction Coefficient Measurement of an In Vivo Murine Cornea

    • Alison C. Dunn
    • Juan Manuel Urueña
    • W. Gregory Sawyer

    Original Paper 09 October 2012 Pages: 145 - 149

    

16. Friction and Wear Properties of ZrO₂–Al₂O₃ Composite with Three Layered Structure Under Water Lubrication

    • Zehua Zhou
    • Zehua Wang
    • Jiangbo Cheng

    Original Paper 09 October 2012 Pages: 151 - 156

    

17. Tribocorrosion of Pulsed Plasma-Nitrided CoCrMo Implant Alloy

    • A. Bazzoni
    • S. Mischler
    • N. Espallargas

    Original Paper 11 October 2012 Pages: 157 - 167

    

18. Self-lubricating SU-8 Nanocomposites for Microelectromechanical Systems Applications

    • Prabakaran Saravanan
    • Nalam Satyanarayana
    • Sujeet K. Sinha

    Original Paper 14 October 2012 Pages: 169 - 178

    

19. Directional Multiscale Analysis and Optimization for Surface Textures

    • Pawel Podsiadlo
    • Gwidon W. Stachowiak

    Original Paper 18 October 2012 Pages: 179 - 191

    

20. Dry Friction Between Laser-Patterned Surfaces: Role of Alignment, Structural Wavelength and Surface Chemistry

    • Carsten Gachot
    • Andreas Rosenkranz
    • Frank Mücklich

    Original Paper 17 November 2012 Pages: 193 - 202

    

21. Characterization of Nanoscale Chips and a Novel Model for Face Nanogrinding on Soft-Brittle HgCdTe Films

    • Zhenyu Zhang
    • Xianzhong Zhang
    • Dongming Guo

    Original Paper 25 October 2012 Pages: 203 - 215

    

22. Hydrodynamic Friction Reduction in a MAC–Hexadecane Lubricated MEMS Contact

    • J. Y. Leong
    • T. Reddyhoff
    • H. A. Spikes

    Original Paper 27 October 2012 Pages: 217 - 225

    

23. An Advanced Rough Surface Continuum-Based Contact and Sliding Model in the Presence of Molecularly Thin Lubricant

    • Antonis I. Vakis
    • Andreas A. Polycarpou

    Original Paper 30 October 2012 Pages: 227 - 238

    

24. Modelling the Effect of Steady State Wheel Temperature on Rail Wear

    • A. M. S. Asih
    • K. Ding
    • A. Kapoor

    Original Paper 30 October 2012 Pages: 239 - 249

    

25. Relating Friction on the Human Skin to the Hydration and Temperature of the Skin

    • N. K. Veijgen
    • M. A. Masen
    • E. van der Heide

    Original Paper 02 November 2012 Pages: 251 - 262

    

26. Polymer-Brush Lubrication in Oil: Sliding Beyond the Stribeck Curve

    • Robert M. Bielecki
    • Maura Crobu
    • Nicholas D. Spencer

    Original Paper 04 November 2012 Pages: 263 - 272

    

27. Ultrathin, Oil-Compatible, Lubricious Polymer Coatings: A Comparison of Grafting-To and Grafting-From Strategies

    • Robert M. Bielecki
    • Patricia Doll
    • Nicholas D. Spencer

    Original Paper 11 November 2012 Pages: 273 - 280

    

28. Tribological Properties and Wear Mechanisms of NiCr–Al₂O₃–SrSO₄–Ag Self-Lubricating Composites at Elevated Temperatures

    • Feng Liu
    • Junhong Jia

    Original Paper 15 November 2012 Pages: 281 - 290

    

29. Contact Creep Behavior of Polydimethylsiloxane and Influence of Load, Tip Size, and Crosslink Density

    • Zhe Li
    • Hualong Yu
    • Q. Jane Wang

    Original Paper 15 November 2012 Pages: 291 - 299