Exploring an alternative aqueous lubrication concept for biomedical applications: Hydration lubrication based on O/W emulsions combined with graphene oxide

Water-based lubrication concepts are of high interest for applications that require friction and wear control in a bio-medical environment. In this work, a concept of aqueous lubrication is presented based on hydration of surface active polymers combined with graphene oxide. Three different kinds of...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: J.C. Yan, X.Q. Zeng, T.H. Ren, E. van der Heide
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-06-01
Series:Biosurface and Biotribology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240545181500029X
_version_ 1819180376965251072
author J.C. Yan
X.Q. Zeng
T.H. Ren
E. van der Heide
author_facet J.C. Yan
X.Q. Zeng
T.H. Ren
E. van der Heide
author_sort J.C. Yan
collection DOAJ
description Water-based lubrication concepts are of high interest for applications that require friction and wear control in a bio-medical environment. In this work, a concept of aqueous lubrication is presented based on hydration of surface active polymers combined with graphene oxide. Three different kinds of surface-active polymers with or without graphene oxide were coated on a CoCrMo alloy surface, and the samples were characterized by ATR and XPS. Hydration lubrication was created from a tailored oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion. Enhanced friction reducing capability was found for the polymeric coatings in combination with graphene oxide. The tribological behaviour of a PEG-lactide coating in emulsion was better than that of PEG coating, indicating the advantage of using hydrophilic and lipophilic group containing surface-active polymers for emulsion lubrication. The overall maximum reduction in friction that was achieved for a sliding contact of coated engineering surfaces from CoCrMo at low sliding velocity and moderate contact pressure was of about 63% compared to uncoated CoCrMo sliding in water at the same operational conditions.
first_indexed 2024-12-22T22:13:22Z
format Article
id doaj.art-92e14a4c7c31439b8a943c65ce0e5069
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2405-4518
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-22T22:13:22Z
publishDate 2015-06-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Biosurface and Biotribology
spelling doaj.art-92e14a4c7c31439b8a943c65ce0e50692022-12-21T18:10:50ZengWileyBiosurface and Biotribology2405-45182015-06-011211312310.1016/j.bsbt.2015.05.002Exploring an alternative aqueous lubrication concept for biomedical applications: Hydration lubrication based on O/W emulsions combined with graphene oxideJ.C. Yan0X.Q. Zeng1T.H. Ren2E. van der Heide3Laboratory for Surface Technology and Tribology, University of Twente, Enschede, The NetherlandsLaboratory for Surface Technology and Tribology, University of Twente, Enschede, The NetherlandsSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaLaboratory for Surface Technology and Tribology, University of Twente, Enschede, The NetherlandsWater-based lubrication concepts are of high interest for applications that require friction and wear control in a bio-medical environment. In this work, a concept of aqueous lubrication is presented based on hydration of surface active polymers combined with graphene oxide. Three different kinds of surface-active polymers with or without graphene oxide were coated on a CoCrMo alloy surface, and the samples were characterized by ATR and XPS. Hydration lubrication was created from a tailored oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion. Enhanced friction reducing capability was found for the polymeric coatings in combination with graphene oxide. The tribological behaviour of a PEG-lactide coating in emulsion was better than that of PEG coating, indicating the advantage of using hydrophilic and lipophilic group containing surface-active polymers for emulsion lubrication. The overall maximum reduction in friction that was achieved for a sliding contact of coated engineering surfaces from CoCrMo at low sliding velocity and moderate contact pressure was of about 63% compared to uncoated CoCrMo sliding in water at the same operational conditions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240545181500029XAqueous lubricationSurface-active polymerGraphene oxideBoundary lubrication
spellingShingle J.C. Yan
X.Q. Zeng
T.H. Ren
E. van der Heide
Exploring an alternative aqueous lubrication concept for biomedical applications: Hydration lubrication based on O/W emulsions combined with graphene oxide
Biosurface and Biotribology
Aqueous lubrication
Surface-active polymer
Graphene oxide
Boundary lubrication
title Exploring an alternative aqueous lubrication concept for biomedical applications: Hydration lubrication based on O/W emulsions combined with graphene oxide
title_full Exploring an alternative aqueous lubrication concept for biomedical applications: Hydration lubrication based on O/W emulsions combined with graphene oxide
title_fullStr Exploring an alternative aqueous lubrication concept for biomedical applications: Hydration lubrication based on O/W emulsions combined with graphene oxide
title_full_unstemmed Exploring an alternative aqueous lubrication concept for biomedical applications: Hydration lubrication based on O/W emulsions combined with graphene oxide
title_short Exploring an alternative aqueous lubrication concept for biomedical applications: Hydration lubrication based on O/W emulsions combined with graphene oxide
title_sort exploring an alternative aqueous lubrication concept for biomedical applications hydration lubrication based on o w emulsions combined with graphene oxide
topic Aqueous lubrication
Surface-active polymer
Graphene oxide
Boundary lubrication
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240545181500029X
work_keys_str_mv AT jcyan exploringanalternativeaqueouslubricationconceptforbiomedicalapplicationshydrationlubricationbasedonowemulsionscombinedwithgrapheneoxide
AT xqzeng exploringanalternativeaqueouslubricationconceptforbiomedicalapplicationshydrationlubricationbasedonowemulsionscombinedwithgrapheneoxide
AT thren exploringanalternativeaqueouslubricationconceptforbiomedicalapplicationshydrationlubricationbasedonowemulsionscombinedwithgrapheneoxide
AT evanderheide exploringanalternativeaqueouslubricationconceptforbiomedicalapplicationshydrationlubricationbasedonowemulsionscombinedwithgrapheneoxide