Biomimetics in tribology - Recent developments

被引:19
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作者
Singh, R. Arvind [1 ]
Yoon, Eui-Sung [1 ]
机构
[1] Korea Inst Sci & Technol, Nanobio Res Ctr, Seoul 130650, South Korea
关键词
nano; micro; biomimetic; bio-inspired; adhesion; friction; wear; tribology;
D O I
10.3938/jkps.52.656
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The study and simulation of biological systems for desired properties is popularly known as "Biomimetics". Such an approach involves the transformation of the underlying principles discovered in nature into man-made technology. In recent times, biomimetics has become popular in the fields of materials science and engineering. It is being applied in diverse areas ranging from micro/nano-electronics to structural engineering and is now rapidly emerging in the field of tribology. Tribology is a multi-disciplinaxy and multi-scale study of adhesion, friction, and wear phenomena between contacting surfaces. The present article provides examples of bio-inspired topics and recent developments related to tribology. It covers the details of bio-inspired polymeric surfaces that exhibit low/high adhesion and of the friction properties at micro/nanoscales. Some examples of bio-inspired inventions that have already become technological solutions and of bio-materials that are guiding researchers to fabricate excellent wear resistant materials are discussed in this article.
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页码:656 / 668
页数:13
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