Green Tribology

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will look at the science and engineering research that is exploring environment-friendly solutions to problems of friction, wear, and lubrication and seeking inspiration from nature. Currently tribology solutions to lubrication, friction and wear often rely on petrochemical-based lubricants which are associated with their own environmental costs. Green Tribology is a newly established field of engineering research with a focus on low impact ways of reducing friction and wear, as well as exploiting recycling of materials and reducing dependency on rear earth elements in tribological systems. New lubricants (i.e., aqueous or environmentally friendly) can be designed based on renewable natural materials or may even be dispensed with altogether if solid self-lubricating an wear-resistant surface coatings can be introduced. Renewable energy systems, such as wind turbines, are a natural area for Green Tribology engineering and research papers from this area will be encouraged.

A further major impetus for research is bioinspiration—studying the solutions that nature has evolved for the lubrication of joints in living organisms. One area already receiving intense research efforts is the replacement of diseased hip and knee joints in human patients, and this continues to be a focus of Green Tribology. Biomimetic approaches to design low drag, antifouling, self-healing surfaces, and multifunctional surfaces will also be within the scope of the Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Robert J. K. Wood
Guest Editor

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