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Molecular Lubrication

Molecular Lubrication is a biochemical mechanism in joint physiology wherein specific molecules reduce friction and wear between articulating cartilage surfaces by forming protective boundary layers and facilitating fluid-film lubrication at the nanoscale.

133

Publications

9.4K

Citations

475

Authors

201

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

45

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Publications

133

Lubrication at Physiological Pressures by Polyzwitterionic Brushes

Meng Chen, Wuge H. Briscoe, Steven P. Armes et al. · Science · 2009 · 692 citations

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Lean-water hydrogel electrolyte for zinc ion batteries

Yanbo Wang, Qing Li, Hu Hong et al. · Nature Communications · 2023 · 424 citations · Full text

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Adsorption, Lubrication, and Wear of Lubricin on Model Surfaces: Polymer Brush-Like Behavior of a Glycoprotein

Bruno Zappone, Marina Ruths, George W. Greene et al. · Biophysical Journal · 2006 · 342 citations · Full text

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Molecular Mechanisms for the Functionality of Lubricant Additives

Nicholas J. Mosey, Martin H. Müser, Tom K. Woo · Science · 2005 · 251 citations

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Boundary lubrication by lubricin is mediated by O-linked β(1-3)Gal-GalNAc oligosaccharides

Gregory D. Jay, Darcy A. Harris, Chung‐Ja Cha · Glycoconjugate Journal · 2001 · 248 citations

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Authors

475

  1. JK
    Jacob Klein

    Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

    15 publications · 2.4K citations

    14

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  2. GD
    Gregory D. Jay

    Brown University, United States

    8 publications · 1.3K citations

    8

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  3. NK
    Nir Kampf

    Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

    5 publications · 466 citations

    5

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  4. WL
    Weifeng Lin

    Zhejiang University, China

    5 publications · 471 citations

    5

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  5. JN
    Jacob N. Israelachvili

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    4 publications · 773 citations

    4

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Institutions

201

  1. Weizmann Institute of Science

    Rehovot, Israel

    13 h-index

    43 publications

    6K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    8 h-index

    23 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics

    Lanzhou, China

    6 h-index

    19 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    3.2K citations

  6. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    950 citations

  7. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    4 h-index

    18 publications

    551 citations

  8. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    1.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Langmuir

    6 publications · 296 citations

    6

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  2. Soft Matter

    6 publications · 334 citations

    6

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  3. Journal of Tribology

    6 publications · 133 citations

    6

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  4. Wear

    5 publications · 228 citations

    5

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  5. Tribology Letters

    4 publications · 232 citations

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