摘要
The ability to control friction is quite attractive for many applications. Other than mechanical/physical methods to control friction, this letter shows how materials chemistry can regulate friction effectively. Magnetite-loaded thermosensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) nanogels (Fe3O4@PNIPAM) were synthesized as nanoparticulate soft matter to reduce friction when it is used as an additive in aqueous lubricant. Interestingly, friction can be multiply regulated by temperature, magnetism, and near-infrared light through manipulating the colloidal properties of multifunctional composite nanogels in bulk solution and at the frictional interface.
源语言 | 英语 |
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页(从-至) | 144-148 |
页数 | 5 |
期刊 | ACS Macro Letters |
卷 | 5 |
期 | 1 |
DOI | |
出版状态 | 已出版 - 19 1月 2016 |
已对外发布 | 是 |