1. Ultra-Low Friction with a Protic Ionic Liquid Boundary Film at the Water-Lubricated Sapphire–Stainless Steel Interface

   • Tulia Espinosa
   • Miguel Jiménez
   • María-Dolores Bermúdez

   Original Paper 06 October 2013 Pages: 1 - 9

   

2. Pre-Polishing the Metal Counterface of Metal–UHMWPE Wear Pair with Filler-Filled UHMWPE Composites to Generate Counterface Changes for an Effective Reduction in Pure UHMWPE Wear

   • Yemei Liu
   • Sujeet Kumar Sinha
   • Keldren Xing Zheng Loy

   Original Paper 16 October 2013 Pages: 11 - 16

   

3. Potential-Controlled Boundary Lubrication of Stainless Steels in Non-aqueous Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Solutions

   • Xiaoyong Yang
   • Yonggang Meng
   • Yu Tian

   Original Paper 10 October 2013 Pages: 17 - 26

   

4. Reducing the Radial Error Motion of an Aerostatic Journal Bearing to a Nanometre Level: Theoretical Modelling

   • S. Cappa
   • D. Reynaerts
   • F. Al-Bender

   Original Paper 16 October 2013 Pages: 27 - 41

   

5. Slider Wear on Disks Lubricated by Ultra-Thin Perfluoropolyether Lubricants with Different Molecular Weights

   • Nagayoshi Kobayashi
   • Hiroshi Tani
   • Norio Tagawa

   Original Paper 13 October 2013 Pages: 43 - 49

   

6. Transient Tribo-Dynamics of Thermo-Elastic Compliant High-Performance Piston Skirts

   • B. Littlefair
   • M. De la Cruz
   • R. S. Dwyer-Joyce

   Original Paper Open access 19 October 2013 Pages: 51 - 70

   

7. Modeling of Frictional Resistance of a Capsule Robot Moving in the Intestine at a Constant Velocity

   • Cheng Zhang
   • Hao Liu
   • Hongyi Li

   Original Paper 17 October 2013 Pages: 71 - 78

   

8. Energy Loss in the Impact of Elastic Spheres on a Rigid Half-Space in Presence of Adhesion

   • U. B. Jayadeep
   • M. S. Bobji
   • C. S. Jog

   Original Paper 13 October 2013 Pages: 79 - 89

   

9. Understanding the Deformation of Soot Particles/Agglomerates in a Dynamic Contact: TEM In Situ Compression and Shear Experiments

   • Imène Lahouij
   • Fabrice Dassenoy
   • Maryann Devine

   Original Paper 16 October 2013 Pages: 91 - 99

   

10. Table Tennis: Preliminary Displacement in Pimples-Out Rubber

    • M. Varenberg
    • A. Varenberg

    Original Paper 16 October 2013 Pages: 101 - 105

    

11. Boundary Conditions for Elastohydrodynamics of Circular Point Contacts

    • M. Mohammadpour
    • P. M. Johns-Rahnejat
    • R. Gohar

    Original Paper 29 October 2013 Pages: 107 - 118

    

12. Wear, Plasticity, and Rehybridization in Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon

    • Tim Kunze
    • Matthias Posselt
    • Michael Moseler

    Original Paper 31 October 2013 Pages: 119 - 126

    

13. Optimal Textures for Increasing the Load Support in a Thrust Bearing Pad Geometry

    • Michele Scaraggi

    Original Paper 02 November 2013 Pages: 127 - 143

    

14. Understanding Topographic Dependence of Friction with Micro- and Nano-Grooved Surfaces

    • Chengjiao Yu
    • Hualong Yu
    • Q. Jane Wang

    Original Paper 01 November 2013 Pages: 145 - 156

    

15. Effect of Layered MoS₂ Nanoparticles on the Frictional Behavior and Microstructure of Lubricating Greases

    • R. R. Sahoo
    • S. K. Biswas

    Original Paper 30 October 2013 Pages: 157 - 171

    

16. A Functional Form for Wear Depth of a Ball and a Flat Surface

    • D. C. Sutton
    • G. Limbert
    • R. J. K. Wood

    Original Paper 01 November 2013 Pages: 173 - 179

    

17. Structural and Chemical Evolution of the Near-Apex Region of an Atomic Force Microscope Tip Subject to Sliding

    • Xiaoli Hu
    • Christopher J. Tourek
    • Ashlie Martini

    Original Paper 06 November 2013 Pages: 181 - 187

    

18. In Vacuo Tribological Behavior of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and Alumina Nanocomposites: The Importance of Water for Ultralow Wear

    • Angela A. Pitenis
    • Jeffrey J. Ewin
    • Brandon A. Krick

    Original Paper 05 November 2013 Pages: 189 - 197

    

19. Fatty Acid Adsorption on Several DLC Coatings Studied by Neutron Reflectometry

    • R. Simič
    • M. Kalin
    • T. Geue

    Original Paper 07 November 2013 Pages: 199 - 206

    

20. Fabrication and Tribological Study of Graphene Oxide/Multiply-Alkylated Cyclopentanes Multilayer Lubrication Films on Si Substrates

    • Ying Wang
    • Jibin Pu
    • Guanggui Cheng

    Original Paper 05 November 2013 Pages: 207 - 214

    

21. Roughness and Lubricant Effect on 3D Atomic Asperity Contact

    • Xuan Zheng
    • Hongtao Zhu
    • Buyung Kosasih

    Original Paper 05 November 2013 Pages: 215 - 223

    

22. Adhesion Analysis Considering van der Waals Force in a NanoSized Region Using the Boundary Element Method

    • Yoji Yamamoto
    • Mimune Inui
    • Hideo Koguchi

    Original Paper 07 November 2013 Pages: 225 - 235

    

23. Friction and Wear Behavior of WS₂/Zr Self-lubricating Soft Coatings in Dry Sliding Against 40Cr-Hardened Steel Balls

    • Yunsong Lian
    • Jianxin Deng
    • Shuting Lei

    Original Paper 05 November 2013 Pages: 237 - 246

    

24. A Quantitative Measurement of Wall Shear Stress Using Electric Capacity Sensing of Nematic Liquid Crystal Coating

    • Songpeng Zhang
    • Xiangjun Zhang
    • Yonggang Meng

    Original Paper 09 November 2013 Pages: 247 - 253

    

25. Transient Characteristics of Nanoscale Air Bearings Subjected to Joule Heating

    • Jia-Yang Juang

    Original Paper 09 November 2013 Pages: 255 - 260

    

26. Effect of Pitch and Roll Static Angle on Lubricant Transfer Between Disk and Slider

    • Deng Pan
    • Andrey Ovcharenko
    • Frank E. Talke

    Original Paper 17 November 2013 Pages: 261 - 270

    

27. Surface Characterization and Erosion–Corrosion Behavior of Q235 Steel in Dynamic Flow

    • Qin-Ying Wang
    • Shu-Lin Bai
    • Zong-De Liu

    Original Paper 17 November 2013 Pages: 271 - 279

    

28. Study of the Conductivity and Tribological Performance of Ionic Liquid and Lithium Greases

    • Xiaoqiang Fan
    • Yanqiu Xia
    • Haobo Zhang

    Original Paper 01 December 2013 Pages: 281 - 291

    

29. Arc Erosion Wear Characteristics and Mechanisms of Pure Carbon Strip Against Copper Under Arcing Conditions

    • Xianzhi Xiong
    • Chuanjun Tu
    • Jianghua Chen

    Original Paper 10 December 2013 Pages: 293 - 301

    

30. Laser-Heating-Induced Damage to Ultrathin Carbon Overcoat in Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording

    • Y. S. Ma
    • Y. J. Man
    • R. Hempstead

    Original Paper 30 November 2013 Pages: 303 - 310

    

31. Effect of Counterface on the Tribological Behavior of Ti₃AlC₂ at Ambient

    • Jiqiang Ma
    • Fei Li
    • Weimin Liu

    Original Paper 04 December 2013 Pages: 311 - 317

    

32. Mixed Lubrication with C18 Fatty Acids: Effect of Unsaturation

    • Sophie Loehle
    • Christine Matta
    • Akira Miyamoto

    Original Paper 04 December 2013 Pages: 319 - 328

    

33. Surface and Subsurface Contributions of Oxidation and Moisture to Room Temperature Friction of Molybdenum Disulfide

    • H. S. Khare
    • D. L. Burris

    Original Paper 01 December 2013 Pages: 329 - 336

    

34. Modelling the Sliding Behaviour of Tribofilms Forming During Automotive Braking: Impact of Loading Parameters and Property Range of Constituents

    • A. I. Dmitriev
    • W. Österle

    Original Paper 01 December 2013 Pages: 337 - 351

    

35. Synthesis and Tribological Characterization of Stable Dispersions of Thermally Reduced Graphite Oxide

    • Bernadette Schlüter
    • Rolf Mülhaupt
    • Andreas Kailer

    Original Paper 01 December 2013 Pages: 353 - 363

    

36. Effects of Vapor Environment and Counter-Surface Chemistry on Tribochemical Wear of Silicon Wafers

    • David J. Marchand
    • Lei Chen
    • Seong H. Kim

    Original Paper 07 December 2013 Pages: 365 - 372

    

37. Investigation of Lubricant Transfer between Slider and Disk Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation

    • Deng Pan
    • Andrey Ovcharenko
    • Frank E. Talke

    Original Paper 06 December 2013 Pages: 373 - 381