Ken Nakano

Full Professor

Yokohama National University

Japan

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Ken Nakano is a Full Professor at Yokohama National University in Japan. His research encompasses various areas including friction mechanics, viscoelastic materials, and lubrication theories. Recent articles highlight his work on the correlation between friction and wear of rubber, as well as the anti-icing properties of polymer brushes. He is also exploring fundamental mechanics of viscoelastic foundations and their applications in engineering systems.

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Hikaru Okubo

Yokohama National University

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Sorin-Cristian Vladescu

Lecturer (Assistant Professor)

King’s College London

UNITED KINGDOM

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Yoshinobu Tsujii

Kyoto University

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Articles (23)

In-situ electrical impedance observation for lubrication conditions of gears under actual operation

Viscoelastic toy model explaining the static friction paradox in stick-slip instability without friction laws

Anti-icing properties of nonionic/hydrophilic concentrated polymer brushes and mechanistic insights via their swollen-state analysis

Correlation between friction and wear of rubber: An experimental approach based on the disconnections of Stribeck curves

Two Origins for Bell-Shaped Velocity-Dependent Friction Coefficient: Kelvin-Voigt or Standard Linear Solid Viscoelasticity

SLIDING FRICTION IN CONTACTS WITH ONE- AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL VISCOELASTIC FOUNDATIONS AND VISCOELASTIC HALF-SPACE

Layered Structure and Wear Mechanism of Concentrated Polymer Brushes

Additive Formulation for Reducing Noise in Chain CVTs

Contact Mechanics of an Unstable Viscoelastic Medium with Retardation as a Model for Mechanical Activation and Synchronization of Cardiac Spheroids

Dimensionless Numbers and Master Curves for Sliding Friction from the Kelvin-Voigt Viscoelasticity of Solids

Operando tribo-Raman spectroscopic observation for wear processes of superlow frictional concentrated polymer brushes at frictional interface

Novel Environmentally Superior Tribomaterial with Superlow Friction: 100% Cellulose Nanofiber Molding

Effects of multi-walled fullerene-like particles on tribological properties of a-C:H DLCs under boundary lubrication

Introduction to Friction

Tribological properties of 100% cellulose nanofiber (CNF) molding under dry- and boundary lubrication-conditions at CNF/steel contacts

Exploiting the Synergy between Concentrated Polymer Brushes and Laser Surface Texturing to Achieve Durable Superlubricity

Enhancing durability of concentrated polymer brushes using microgrooved substrates

Anti-vibration and traction control of rotary sliding systems by orthogonal rotation providing transverse sliding

Roles of Additives to Stabilize Lubricated Rolling–Sliding Contacts

Dynamic stiction without static friction: The role of friction vector rotation

Transient and Steady Sliding Friction of Elastomers: Impact of Vertical Lift

Concentrated Polymer Brush as Reciprocating Seal Material for Low Leakage and Low Friction

Meso-macro coupled analysis of pressure-dependent friction of rubber

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Hikaru Okubo

Sorin-Cristian Vladescu

Yoshinobu Tsujii

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