Designing soft/hard double network hydrogel microsphere/ UHMWPE composites to promote water lubrication performance

Chaobao WANG; Xiuqin BAI; Conglin DONG; Zhiwei GUO; Chengqing YUAN; Anne NEVILLE

doi:10.1007/s40544-020-0404-1

Friction 2021, 9(3): 551-568 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0404-1

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Designing soft/hard double network hydrogel microsphere/ UHMWPE composites to promote water lubrication performance

Show Author's Information Hide Author's Information Chaobao WANG^{¹^,²}, Xiuqin BAI^{¹^,²}(

), Conglin DONG^{¹^,²}, Zhiwei GUO^{¹^,²}, Chengqing YUAN^{¹^,²}(

), Anne NEVILLE^{¹^,³}

1 School of Energy and Power Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China

2 Key Laboratory of Marine Power Engineering & Technology (Ministry of Transport), Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China

3 Institute of Functional Surfaces, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom

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composite, hydration lubrication, double network, microsphere, friction properties

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WANG C, BAI X, DONG C, et al. Designing soft/hard double network hydrogel microsphere/ UHMWPE composites to promote water lubrication performance. Friction, 2021, 9(3): 551-568. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0404-1

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Several soft tissues residing in the living body have excellent hydration lubrication properties and can provide effective protection during relative motion. In order to apply this advantage of soft matters in practical applications and try to avoid its disadvantage, such as swelling and weakening in water, a design strategy of a soft/hard double network (DN) hydrogel microsphere modified ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) composite is proposed in this study. A series of microspheres of urea-formaldehyde (UF), polyacrylamide (PAAm) hydrogel, UF/PAAm double network, and their composites were prepared. The mechanical properties, swelling, wettability, friction properties, and the lubrication mechanisms of the composites were investigated. The results show that DN microspheres can have an excellent stability and provide hydration lubrication. The performance of 75 DN-1 composite was superior to others. This finding will provide a novel strategy for the development of water-lubricated materials and have wide application in engineering fields.

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Designing soft/hard double network hydrogel microsphere/ UHMWPE composites to promote water lubrication performance

Show Author's information Hide Author's Information Chaobao WANG^{¹^,²}, Xiuqin BAI^{¹^,²}(

), Conglin DONG^{¹^,²}, Zhiwei GUO^{¹^,²}, Chengqing YUAN^{¹^,²}(

), Anne NEVILLE^{¹^,³}

1 School of Energy and Power Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China

2 Key Laboratory of Marine Power Engineering & Technology (Ministry of Transport), Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China

3 Institute of Functional Surfaces, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom

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Keywords: composite, hydration lubrication, double network, microsphere, friction properties

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Received: 17 February 2020

Revised: 23 April 2020

Accepted: 17 May 2020

Published: 05 October 2020

Issue date: June 2021

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51605248 and 51509195).

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