Liquid Crystals in Tribology
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Liquid Crystals
1.2. Tribology
2. Liquid Crystals in Tribology
2.1. Thermotropic MLCs
2.2. Lyotropic Liquid Crystals
2.3. MLCs as Lubricants of Polymers. Polymer Dispersed MLCs (PDMLCs)
3. Recent Developments and Conclusion
Acknowledgments
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Carrión, F.-J.; Martínez-Nicolás, G.; Iglesias, P.; Sanes, J.; Bermúdez, M.-D. Liquid Crystals in Tribology. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2009, 10, 4102-4115. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms10094102
Carrión F-J, Martínez-Nicolás G, Iglesias P, Sanes J, Bermúdez M-D. Liquid Crystals in Tribology. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2009; 10(9):4102-4115. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms10094102
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarrión, Francisco-José, Ginés Martínez-Nicolás, Patricia Iglesias, José Sanes, and María-Dolores Bermúdez. 2009. "Liquid Crystals in Tribology" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 10, no. 9: 4102-4115. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms10094102