The influence of molecular architecture on the macroscopic lubrication properties of the brush-like co-polyelectrolyte poly(L-lysine)-g-poly(ethylene glycol) (PLL-g-PEG) adsorbed on oxide surfaces

Tribology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 395-405

  Müller, Markus ^a   Lee, Seunghwan ^a   Spikes, Hugh A ^b   Spencer, Nicholas D ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aqueous lubrication; Boundary lubrication; Poly(L lysine) g poly(ethylene glycol) (PLL g PEG); Polymer architecture

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS LUBRICANT; BOUNDARY LUBRICATION; FILM LUBRICANT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL; TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 0347135722     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TRIL.0000003063.98583.bb     Document Type: Article

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