Robert M. Bielecki

Room-Temperature, Aqueous-Phase Fabrication of Poly(methacrylic acid) Brushes by UV-LED-Induced, Controlled Radical Polymerization with High Selectivity for Surface-Bound Species

Raphael Heeb, Robert M. Bielecki, Seunghwan Lee et al. · Macromolecules · 2009 · 84 citations

Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Reaction +15

Lubrication with Oil-Compatible Polymer Brushes

Robert M. Bielecki, Edmondo M. Benetti, Deepak Kumar et al. · Tribology Letters · 2012 · 79 citations · Full text

Engineering, Hydrodynamic Lubrication, Mechanical Engineering +6

Polymer-Brush Lubrication in Oil: Sliding Beyond the Stribeck Curve

Robert M. Bielecki, Maura Crobu, Nicholas D. Spencer · Tribology Letters · 2012 · 64 citations · Full text

Materials Science, Engineering, Hydrodynamic Lubrication +5

Understanding the role of viscous solvent confinement in the tribological behavior of polymer brushes: a bioinspired approach

Rosa M. Espinosa‐Marzal, Robert M. Bielecki, Nicholas D. Spencer · Soft Matter · 2013 · 41 citations

Tribological Coating, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +18

Ultrathin, Oil-Compatible, Lubricious Polymer Coatings: A Comparison of Grafting-To and Grafting-From Strategies

Robert M. Bielecki, Patricia Doll, Nicholas D. Spencer · Tribology Letters · 2012 · 24 citations · Full text

Materials Science, Tribological Coating, Engineering +8