Influence of the molecular level structure of polyethylene and polytetrafluoroethylene on their tribological response

Tribology Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-201

  Chiu, Patrick Y ^a   Barry, Peter R ^a   Perry, Scott S ^a   Sawyer, W Gregory ^a,b   Phillpot, Simon R ^a   Sinnott, Susan B ^a,b  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic modeling; Fluorocarbons; Friction mechanisms; Nanotribology; Polymers (solid); PTFE; Wear mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC-SCALE MODEL; ATOMIC-SCALE MODELING; CLASSICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION; CROSS-LINK DENSITIES; CROSSLINKED; CROSSLINKS; DYNAMIC MODELING; FRICTION FORCE; FRICTION MECHANISMS; MOLECULAR LEVELS; NORMAL LOADS; PTFE; TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; TRIBOLOGICAL RESPONSE; WEAR MECHANISMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 79957518836     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-011-9763-0     Document Type: Article

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