27 August 2025
Lubricants | Notable Review Papers Published in the First Half of 2025

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1. “Synthesis, Stability, and Tribological Performance of TiO2 Nanomaterials for Advanced Applications”
by Kai Zeng, Liang Cheng, Wenjing Hu and Jiusheng Li
Lubricants 2025, 13(2), 56; https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants13020056
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/13/2/56
2. “Drag Losses of Wet Brakes and Clutches—A Scoping Review”
by Lukas Pointner-Gabriel, Katharina Voelkel and Karsten Stahl
Lubricants 2025, 13(1), 27; https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants13010027
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/13/1/27
3. “A Review of Numerical Techniques for Frictional Contact Analysis”
by Govind Vashishtha, Sumika Chauhan, Riya Singh, Manpreet Singh and Ghanshyam G. Tejani
Lubricants 2025, 13(1), 18; https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants13010018
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/13/1/18
4. “Development of Wear-Resistant Polymeric Materials Using Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) Technologies: A Review”
by Zhiwang Li and Li Chang
Lubricants 2025, 13(3), 98; https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants13030098
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/13/3/98
5. “Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Structural Ceramics for Tribological Applications: Principles, Techniques, Microstructure and Properties”
by Wei-Jian Miao, Shu-Qi Wang, Zi-Heng Wang, Fan-Bin Wu, Yun-Zhuo Zhang, Jia-Hu Ouyang, Ya-Ming Wang and Yong-Chun Zou
Lubricants 2025, 13(3), 112; https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants13030112
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/13/3/112
6. “A Holistic Review of Surface Texturing in Sheet Metal Forming: From Sheet Rolling to Final Forming”
by Paulo L. Monteiro, Jr. and Henara L. Costa
Lubricants 2025, 13(6), 253; https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants13060253
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/13/6/253
7. “The Combined Use of Simulation and Friction and Wear Experiments in the Research of Green Lubricants”
by Xuan Yin, Dingyao Zhang, Haosheng Pang, Bing Zhang and Dameng Liu
Lubricants 2025, 13(6), 259; https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants13060259
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/13/6/259
8. “Tribological Aspects of Graphene and Its Derivatives”
by Çağla Gizem Acar and Audrius Žunda
Lubricants 2025, 13(6), 232; https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants13060232
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/13/6/232
9. “Lubrication and Drag Reduction for Polymer-Coated Interfaces”
by Qiang Yang, Xiang Ben, Jingkai Lin, Yuhao Zhang, Li Xiang, Zhiyong Wei and Yajing Kan
Lubricants 2025, 13(3), 119; https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants13030119
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/13/3/119
10. “Comparative Analysis of Wear Models for Accurate Wear Predictions”
by Guntis Springis and Irina Boiko
Lubricants 2025, 13(3), 100; https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants13030100
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/13/3/100