Green Tribology

Michael Nosonovsky is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. For his work on the scale effect in friction and biomimetic surfaces he was honored in 2008 by ASME Burt L. Newkirk awardProf. Bharat Bhushan is Ohio Eminent Scholar and Howard D. Winbigler Professor Director of Nanoprobe Laboratory for Bio- and Nanotechnology and Biomimetics at Ohio State University. He is an author and editor of more than 10 monographs and about 700 research articles and one of the most prominent tribologists in the world.

• Introduction.- Part One: Biomimetics.- Biomimetic surfaces: an overview.- Lotus effect for non-adhesive surfaces.- Friction in living nature.- Biomimetic microstructured surfaces for dry friction.- Self-lubrication in nature and engineering.- Gecko-effect.- Surface-healing composite materials.- Self-replenishing lubrication.- Part Two: Control of Friction and Wear.- Surface texturing for friction and wear control.-  Solid lubrication.- Self-organization during friction.-  Part Three: Environmental Aspects of Lubrication and Surface Modification.- Environmentally-friendly lubricants: biodegradable and non-toxic.- Environmental aspects of the Lotus effect and surface microstructuring.- Self-cleaning polymeric surfaces.- Self-cleaning metallic surfaces.-  Antifouling surfaces: environmental aspects.- Part Four: Green Applications.- Tribology of wind power turbines.- Self-cleaning solar panel coatings.- Surface modification and new ways of energy transition.- Closure.