Liquid-Crystal Nanomaterials

<p>PREFACE</p> <p>INTRODUCTION</p> <p>1. STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF LIQUID–CRYSTAL NANOMATERIALS </p> <p>1.1.       Classification and Structure of Liquid-Crystal Nanomaterials</p> <p>1.2. Mesomorphous and Optical Properties of Cholesteric Liquid-Crystal Nanomaterials </p> <p>1.3. Physical Anisotropy and Application of Cholesteric Liquid-Crystal Nanomaterials </p> <p>2. TRIBOLOGY AND LUBRICATION OF SOLIDS</p> <p>2.1. Modern Antifriction and Antiwear Additives in Tribology (Passive Friction Control) </p> <p>2.2.  Present-Day Advances in Control of Antifriction Behavior of Solids (Active Friction Control) </p> <p>2.3. Effect of Lattice-Ordered Lubricant Film on Friction of Solids </p> <p>2.3.1. Structure of Fine Fluid Layers on the Solid Body Contact </p> <p>2.3.2. Surface Forces in Fine Fluid Interlayers  </p> <p>2.3.3. Effects Observed During Deformation of Structured Boundary Layers</p> <p>2.3.4. The Concept of the Micropolar Fluid</p> and Related Hydrodynamic Effects<p></p> <p>2.4. Tribology of Synovial Joints – Unique Natural Rubbing Organs </p> <p>2.4.1. General Concepts of   Joints Friction, Wear and Lubrication</p> <p>2.4.2. Conceptual Approaches to the Explanation of Low Friction in the Joints</p> <p>3. ENGINEERING AND TECHNIQUE OF EXPERIMENTAL TESTS OF LIQUID-CRYSTAL NANONATERIALS </p> <p>3.1. Triboengineering Tests</p> <p>3.1.1. Triboengineering Tests on Standard Equipment  </p> <p>3.1.2.  Integral-Counting Method for Estimation of Small Variations of Oscillation Parameters for High-Precision Tribometry </p> <p>3.1.3. Experimental Setup for the Simulation of Friction Processes in Natural Rubbing Organs – Joints </p> <p>3.1.4. Tribometric Equipment for Precision Tests of  Metal- and Biopolymer Coupling </p> <p>3.2. Methods to Determine the Structuring Additives and Their Content in the Basic Compositions  </p> <p>3.2.1.  Infrared Spectroscopy </p> <p>3.2.2. Determin</p>ation of the Concentration of the Liquid Crystal Additive in the Base Compositions by Measuring a Rotation Angle of  Polarization Plane <p></p> <p>3.2.3.  Development of Methods and Equipment to Control the Mesophase of  Cholesteric Liquid-Crystal Nanomaterials and Their Compounds </p> <p>4. TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF LIQUID-CRYSTAL NANOMATERIALS </p> <p>4.1. Influence of  Liquid-Crystal  Nanomaterials on Frictional Interaction of Chemically-Inactive Materials  </p> <p>4.2. Influence of Liquid-Crystal Nanomaterials on Friction of Metal Coupling </p> <p>4.3. Adsorptive Properties of  Liquid-Crystal Compounds </p> <p>4.3.1. Interaction of Liquid-Crystal Nanomaterials with Hard Surface under the Condition of  Static Contact </p> <p>4.3.2. Triboinduced Adsorption of Liquid-Crystal Nanomaterials under Frictional Interaction of Solids </p> <p>4.4. The Role of  Liquid-Crystal Additives in Mechanism of Friction, Wear and Lubrication of </p> Tribocouples <p></p> <p>4.5. Diagnostics of Liquid-Crystal Cholesterol Compounds in Lubricants by Optical  Methods </p> <p>4.6. Lubricity of Cholesteric Liquid-Crystal Nanomaterials and Their Mixtures Depending on the Temperature </p> 5. PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF LIQUID-CRYSTAL NANOMATERIAL  IN  ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE <p></p> <p>5.1. Application of  Liquid-Crystal Nanomaterials when Running-in of  Internal-Combustion Engines </p> 5.2. Liquid-Crystal Nanomaterials as Antiwear Engine Oil Additives  <p></p> <p>5.3. Assessment  of  Liquid-Crystal Compositions’  Efficiency when Polishing of  Diamonds </p> <p>5.4. Artificial Mediums Based on  Liquid-Crystal  Nanomaterials  for Correction of  Joint Tribology </p> <p>5.5. Antifriction Plastic Greases Based on Intermediate Products of Oil Refining and Liquid Crystalline Compounds </p> <p>ConclusionS</p> <p>Abbreviations and Nomenclature</p> SUBJECT INDEX <p></p>