Journal Papers

Journal Papers

CAR T cell Locomotion in Solid Tumor Microenvironment” Duy T. Nguyen, E. Ogando-Rivas, R. Liu, T. Wang, J. Rubin, L. Jin, H. Tao, William W. Sawyer, H. R. Mendez-Gomez, M. Cascio, Duane A. Mitchell, Jianping Huang, W. Gregory Sawyer, Elias J. Sayour, and Paul Castillo, Cells 11 (2022)

3D In Vitro Platform for Cell and Explant Culture in Liquid-like Solids” Duy Nguyen, Jack Famiglietti, Ryan Smolchek, Zadia Dupee, Nickolas Diodati, Diego Pedro, Juan Uruena, Matthew A. Schaller, and W. Gregory Sawyer, Cells, 11 (2022)

Superficial Modulus, Water-Content, and Mesh-Size at Hydrogel Surfaces” Diego I. Pedro, Duy T. Nguyen, Lucca Trachsel, Jose G. Rosa. Britney Chu, Stephen Eikenberry, Brent S. Sumerlin, W. Gregory Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 69 (2021)

Gel‑Forming Mucin Improves Lubricity Across Model Gemini Epithelial Cell Interfaces” D. I. Pedro, D. T. Nguyen, J. G. Rosa, N. Diodati, J. Kim, J. I. Bowman · R. A. Olson, J. M. Urueña, B. S. Sumerlin, W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 69 (2021), 155

Amphiphilic Gel Lubrication and the Solvophilic Transition” EO McGhee, AL Chau, MC Cavanaugh, JG Rosa, CLG Davidson, J Kim, JM Uruena, BS Sumerlin, AA Pitenis, WG Sawyer, Biotribology, 26 (2021), 100170

Leonardo da Vinci on Wear” WG Sawyer, Biotribology, 26 (2021), 100160

In vitro infection of human lung tissue with SARS-CoV-2: Heterogeneity in host defense and therapeutic response” MA Schaller, Y Sharma, Z Dupee, DT Nguyen, JM Uruena, RA Smolcheck, JC Loeb, TN Machuca, JA Lednicky, D Odde, RF Campbell, WG Sawyer, B Mehrad, JCI Insight, (2021), DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.148003

Surface Gel Layers Reduce Shear Stress and Damage of Corneal Epithelial Cells” SM Hart, EO McGhee, JM Uruena, PP Levings, SS Eikenberry, and WG Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 68 (2020), 1-9

Immunotherapy Immune-Therapy Immuno-Oncology

Adult immuno-oncology: using past failures to inform the future” M. Rahman, WG Sawyer, S Lindhorst, LP Deleyrolle, JK Harrison, A Karachi, F Dastmalchi, J Flores-Toro, DA Mitchell, M Lim, MR. Gilbert, and DA Reardon, Neuro-Oncology, Volume 22, Issue 9, September 2020, Pages 1249–1261

Soft Textured Implants: Roughness, Friction, and the complications” AA Pitenis and WG Sawyer, Biotribology, (2020),100127

Hydration Control of Gel-Adhesion and Muco-Adhesion” EO McGhee, SM Hart, JM Urueña, WG Sawyer, Langmuir, 35 (2019), 15769-15775

Temperature Dependent Friction of Gemini Hydrogels” EO McGhee, JM Urueña, AA Pitenis, WG Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 67 (2019), 117

Friction Induced Apoptosis” SM Hart, GD Degen, JM Urueña, PP Levings, WG Sawyer, AA Pitenis, Tribology Letters, 67 (2019), 82

Quantitative characterization of 3D bioprinted structural elements under cell generated forces” CD Morely, ST Ellison, T. Bhattacharjee, CS O’Bryan, YF Zhang, KF Smith, CP Kabb, M Sebastian, FL Moore, KD Schulze, S. Niemi, W. G. Sawyer, DD Tran, DA Mitchell, BS Sumerlin, CT Flores, T.E. Angelini, Nature Communications, 10 (2019), 3029

Drought alters the spatial distribution, grazing patterns, and radula morphology of a fungal-farming salt marsh snail” B. Chalifour, JRH Hoogveld, M. Derksen-Hooijberg, KL Harris, JM Urueña, WG Sawyer, T. van der Heide, C. Angelini, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 620(2019) 1-13

Considerations for Biotribometers: Cells, Gels, and Tissues” JM Urueña, SM Hart, DL Hood, EO McGhee, SR Niemi, KD Schulze, and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 66 (2018), 141

The Structure of the Tear Film

Unconventional Shape Memory Mechanisms of Nanoporous Polymer Photonic Crystals: Implications for Nano-Optical Coatings and Devices” Y Ni, Y Zhang, SY Leo, Y Fang, M Zhao, L Yu, KD Schulze, WG Sawyer, Thomas E Angelini, Peng Jiang, Curtis R Taylor, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 11 (2018) , 6081-6090

Commercially available microgels for 3D bioprinting” CS O’Bryan, T Bhattacharjee, SL Marshall, WG Sawyer, TE Angelini, Bioprinting, 11 (2018), e00037

Lubricity of High Water Content Aqueous Gels” AA Pitenis, WG Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 66 (2018), 113

Friction-Induced Inflammation” AA Pitenis, JM Urueña, SM Hart, CS O’Bryan, SL Marshall, PP Levings, and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 66 (2018), 81

Effect of silicon and oxygen dopants on the stability of hydrogenated amorphous carbon under harsh environmental conditions” F Mangolini, BA Krick, TDB Jacobs, SR Khanal, F Streller, JB McClimon, W. G. Sawyer, R. W. Carpick, Carbon, 130 (2018), 127-136

In Situ Measurements of Contact Dynamics in Speed-dependent Hydrogel Friction” EO McGhee, AA Pitenis, JM Urueña, KD Schulze, AJ McGhee, W. G. Sawyer, Biotribology, 13 (2018), 23-29

Contact Mechanics

The contact mechanics challenge: tribology meets soft matter” RW Style, BA Krick, KE Jensen, WG Sawyer, Soft Matter, 14 (2018), 5706-5709

Normal Load Scaling of Friction in Gemini Hydrogels” JM Urueña, EO McGhee, TE Angelini, D Dowson, WG Sawyer, AA Pitenis, Biotribology, 13 (2018), 30-35

Polyelectrolyte scaling laws for microgel yielding near jamming” T Bhattacharjee, CP Kabb, CS O’Bryan, JM Urueña, BS Sumerlin, WG Sawyer, TE Angelini, Soft Matter, 14 (2018), 1559-1570

Full-Field Deformation Measurements in Liquid-Like-Solid Granular Microgel Using Digital Image Correlation” A.McGhee, A. Bennett, P. Ifju, WG Sawyer, TE Angelini, Experimental Mechanics, 58 (2018), 137-149

In Situ Measurements of Contact Dynamics in Speed-dependent Hydrogel Friction” EO McGhee, AA Pitenis, JM Urueña, KD Schulze, AJ McGhee, WG Sawyer, Biotribology, 1 (2017)

Contact and Deformation of Randomly Rough Surfaces with Varying Root-Mean-Square Gradient” AJ McGhee, AA Pitenis, AI Bennett, KL Harris, KD Schulze, JM Urueña, WG Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 65 (2017), 157

Contact measurements of randomly rough surfaces” AI Bennett, KL Harris, KD Schulze, JM Urueña, AJ McGhee, AA Pitenis, WG Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 65 (2017), 134

Deformation measurements of randomly rough surfaces” AI Bennett, S Rohde, KL Harris, KD Schulze, JM Urueña, AA Pitenis, WG Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 65 (2017), 123

Meeting the contact-mechanics challenge” MH Müser, WB Dapp, R Bugnicourt, P Sainsot, N Lesaffre, TA Lubrecht, WG Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 65 (2017)

Challenges and opportunities in soft tribology” AA Pitenis, JM Urueña, EO McGhee, SM Hart, ER Reale, J Kim, W.G. Sawyer, Tribology-Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces (2017)

Eliminating the surface location from soft matter contact mechanics measurements” M Garcia, KD Schulze, CS O’Bryan, T Bhattacharjee, WG Sawyer, and TE Angelini. Tribology-Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces, (2017)

The Ocular Surface Lubricity and the Tear FIlm

Measuring Contact Mechanics Deformations Using DIC through a Transparent Medium” SE Rohde, AI Bennett, KL Harris, PG Ifju, TE Angelini, WG Sawyer, Experimental Mechanics, 57 (2017), 1445-1455

Corneal cell friction: Survival, lubricity, tear films, and mucin production over extended duration in vitro studies” AA Pitenis, JM Urueña, TT Hormel, T Bhattacharjee, SR Niemi, TE Angelini, WG Sawyer, Biotribology, 11 (2017), 77-8

Spherically capped membrane probes for low contact pressure tribology” SL Marshall, KD Schulze, SM Hart, JM Urueña, EO McGhee, AI Bennett, WG Sawyer, Biotribology, 11 (2017), 69-72

A confocal fluorescence microscopy method for measuring mucous layer growth on living corneal epithelia” TT Hormel, T Bhattacharjee, AA Pitenis, JM Urueña, WG Sawyer, TE Angelini, Biotribology, 11, (2017) 73-76

Polymer osmotic pressure in hydrogel contact mechanics” KD Schulze, SM Hart, SL Marshall, CS O’Bryan, JM Urueña, AA Pitenis, WG Sawyer, TE Angelini, Biotribology, 11 (2017), 3-7

Three-dimensional printing with sacrificial materials for soft matter manufacturing” CS O’Bryan, T Bhattacharjee, SR Niemi, S Balachandar, N Baldwin, WG Sawyer, TE Angelini, MRS Bulletin, 42 (2017), 571-577

Writing in the Granular Gel Medium

Self-assembled micro-organogels for 3D printing silicone structures” CS O’Bryan, T Bhattacharjee, S Hart, CP Kabb, KD Schulze, I Chilakala, WG Sawyer, TE Angelini, Science Advances, 3, (2017) e1602800

Elastic modulus and hydraulic permeability of MDCK monolayers” K. D. Schulze, S. M. Zehnder, J. M. Uruena, T. Bhattacharjee, W. G. Sawyer, and T. E. Angelini, Journal of Biomechanics, 53 (2017) pp. 210-213.

Lubricous Hydrogel Surface Coatings on Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)” A. Rudy, C, Kuliasha, J. Uruena, J. Rex, K. D. Schulze, D. Stewart, T. E. Angelini, W. G. Sawyer, and S. S. Perry, Tribology Letters, 65 (2017).

The effect of surface roughness and viscoelasticity on rubber adhesion” A. Tiwari, L. Dorogin, A.I. Bennett, K.D. Schulze, W.G. Sawyer, G. Heinrich, and B.N.J. Persson, Soft Matter, 13 (2017), 3602-3621

Mechanical properties derived from phase separation in co-polymer hydrogels” R. M. Nixon, J. B. Ten Hove, A. Orozco, Z. M. Jenkins, P. C. Baenen, M. K. Wiatt, J. Zuluaga, W. G. Sawyer, and T. E. Angelini, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 55(2016) pp. 286-294.

Temperature-Dependent Friction and Wear Behavior of PTFE and MoS2” T. F. Babuska, A. A. Pitenis, M. R. Jones, B. L. Nation, W. G. Sawyer, and N. Argibay, Tribology Letters, 63 (2016) pp. 1-7.

Janus Blocks: A Binary System Wear Instability” K. L. Harris, A. I. Bennett, K. G. Rowe, and W.G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 63 (2016) pp. 1-7.

Ultralow Wear Perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) and Alumina Composites” M. A. Sidebottom, A. A. Pitenis, C. P. Junk, D. J. Kasprzak, G. S. Blackman, H. E. Burch, K. L. Harris, W. G. Sawyer, and B. A. Krick, Wear, (2016).

Liquid-like Solids Support Cells in 3D” T. Bhattacharjee, C. J. Gil, S. L. Marshall, J. M. Urueña, C. S. O’Bryan, M. Carstens, B. G. Keselowsky, G. D. Palmer, S. Ghivizzani, C. P. Gibbs, W. G. Sawyer, and T. E. Angelini, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, (2016).

The Tribology Opportunities Study: Can tribology save a quad?” R. W. Carpick, A. Jackson, W. G. Sawyer, N. Argibay, P. Lee, A. Pachon, and R. M. Gresham, Tribology & Lubrication Technology, 72 (2016) pp. 44.

Ultralow wear fluoropolymer composites: Nanoscale functionality from microscale fillers” B. A. Krick, A. A. Pitenis, K. L. Harris, C. P. Junk, W. G. Sawyer, S. C. Brown, H. D. Rosenfeld, D. J. Kasprzak, R. S. Johnson, C. D. Chan, and G. S. Blackman, Tribology International, 95 (2016) pp. 245-255.

Traction and wear of an elastomer in combined rolling and sliding” K. G. Rowe, A. I. Bennett, and W. G. Sawyer, Lubrication Science, 28(2016) pp. 97-106.

Ultra Low Wear PTFE Nanocomposites

Paleo-tribology: development of wear measurement techniques and a three-dimensional model revealing how grinding dentitions self-wear to enable functionality” G. M. Erickson, M. A. Sidebottom, J. F. Curry, D. I. Kay, S. Kuhn-Hendricks, M. A. Norell, W. G. Sawyer, and B. A. Krick, Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, 4 (2016) pp. 024001.

Stability of High Speed 3D Printing in Liquid-Like Solids” K. J. LeBlanc, S. R. Niemi, A. I. Bennett, K. L. Harris, K. D. Schulze, W. G. Sawyer, C. Taylor, and T. E. Angelini, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, (2016).

Lubricity from Polymer Entangled Networks on Hydrogels” A. A. Pitenis, J. M. Urueña, R. M. Nixon, T. Bhattacharjee, B. A. Krick, A. C. Dunn, T. E. Angelini, and W. G. Sawyer, Journal of Tribology, (2016).

Superlubricity in Gemini Hydrogels” A. A. Pitenis, J. M. Urueña, A. C. Cooper, T. E. Angelini, and W. G. Sawyer, Journal of Tribology,(2016).

Kinetics of aqueous lubrication in the hydrophilic hydrogel Gemini interface” A. C. Dunn, A. A. Pitenis, J. M. Urueña, K. D. Schulze, T. E. Angelini, and W. G. Sawyer, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 229(2015) pp. 889-894.

Wear debris mobility, aligned surface roughness, and the low wear behavior of filled polytetrafluoroethylene” K. L. Harris, J. F. Curry, A. A. Pitenis, K. G. Rowe, M. A. Sidebottom, W. G. Sawyer, and B. A. Krick, Tribology Letters, 1 (2015) pp. 1-8.

Multicellular density fluctuations in epithelial monolayers” S. M. Zehnder, M K. Wiatt, J. M. Uruena, A. C. Dunn, W. G. Sawyer, and T. E. Angelini, Physical Review E, 3 (2015) pp. 032729.

Liquid Like Solids (LLS)

Writing in the granular gel medium” T. Bhattacharjee, S. M. Zehnder, K. G. Rowe, S. Jain, R. M. Nixon, W. G. Sawyer, and T. E. Angelini,Science Advances, 1 (2015) pp. e1500655.

Interrupted Measurement Repositioning Using Elastic Averaging” K. G. Rowe, D. J. Dickrell, and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 59(2015) pp. 1-3.

Mesh Size Control of Polymer Fluctuation Lubrication in Gemini Hydrogels” J. M. Urueña, A. A. Pitenis, R. M. Nixon, K. D. Schulze, T. E. Angelini, and W. G. Sawyer, Biotribology, 1 (2015) pp. 24-29.

Wear biomechanics in the slicing dentition of the giant horned dinosaur Triceratops” G. M. Erickson, M. A. Sidebottom, D. I. Kay, K. T. Turner, N. Ip, M. A. Norell, W. G. Sawyer, and B. A. Krick, Science advances, 1 (2015) pp. e1500055.

Effect of Temperature on the Friction and Wear of PTFE by Atomic-Level Simulation” P. R. Barry, P. Y. Chiu, S. S. Perry, W. G. Sawyer, S. B. Sinnott, and S. R. Phillpot, Tribology Letters, 58 (2015) pp. 1-13.

PTFE Tribology and the Role of Mechanochemistry in the Development of Protective Surface Films” K. L. Harris, A. A. Pitenis, W. G. Sawyer, B. A. Krick, G. S. Blackman, D. J. Kasprzak, and C. P. Junk, Macromolecules, 48 (2015) pp. 3739-3745.

Mechanical Properties Derived from Phase Separation in Co-Polymer Hydrogels” R. M. Nixon, J. B. Ten Hove, A. Orozco, Z. M. Jenkins, P. C. Baenen, M. K. Wiatt, J. Zuluaga, W. G. Sawyer, and T. E. Angelini, Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 55(2015) pp. 286-294.

Ultralow Wear PTFE and Alumina Composites: It is All About Tribochemistry” A. A. Pitenis, K. L. Harris, C. P. Junk, G. S. Blackman, W. G. Sawyer, and B. A. Krick, Tribology Letters, 57 (2015)

Evolution and Wear of Fluoropolymer Transfer Films” J. M. Uruena A. A. Pitenis, K. L. Harris, and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 57(2015)

Leonardo da Vinci’s Friction Experiments: An Old Story Acknowledged and Repeated” A. A. Pitenis, D. Dowson, and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 57 (2015)

Polymer Fluctuation Lubrication in Hydrogel Gemini Interfaces” A. A. Pitenis, J. M. Uruena, K. D. Schulze, W. G. Sawyer, and T. E. Angelini, Soft Matter, 44 (2014) pp. 8955-8962.

Lessons from the Lollipop: Biotribology, Tribocorrosion, and Irregular Surfaces” K. G. Rowe, K. L. Harris, K. D. Schulze, Tribology Letters, 56 (2014) pp. 273-280.

L’Escargot Rapide: Soft Contacts at High Speeds” K. D. Schulze, A. I. Bennett, K. G. Rowe, et al., Tribology Letters, 55 (2014) pp. 65-68.

Dynamic in Situ Measurements of Frictional Heating on an Isolated Surface Protrusion” A. I. Bennett, K. G. Rowe, W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 55 (2014) pp. 205-210.

Biotribology Bio-Tribology Bio Tribology

Evolution in Surfaces: Interaction of Topography with Contact Pressure During Wear of Composites Including Dinosaur Dentition” K. G. Rowe, G. M. Erickson, W. G. Sawyer, and B. A. Krick, Tribology Letters, 54 (2014) pp. 249-255.

Gemini Interfaces in Aqueous Lubrication with Hydrogels” A. C. Dunn, W. G. Sawyer, and T. E. Angelini, Tribology Letters, 54 (2014) pp. 59-66.

Mechanistic Studies in Friction and Wear of Bulk Materials” W. G. Sawyer, N. Argibay, D. L. Burris, and B. A. Krick, Annual Review of Materials Research, 44 (2014) pp 395-427.

In Vacuo Tribological Behavior of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and Alumina Nanocomposites: The Importance of Water for Ultralow Wear” A. A. Pitenis, J. J. Ewin, K. L. Harris, et al., Tribology Letters, 53 (2014) pp. 189-197

Static or Breakloose Friction for Lubricated Contacts: The Role of Surface Roughness and Dewetting” B. Lorenz, B. A. Krick, N. Rodriguez, et al., Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, 25 (2013)

Three-Dimensional Visualization of Nanoscale Structure and Deformation” E. J. McCumiskey, N. G. Rudawski, W. G. Sawyer, and C. Taylor, Journal of Materials Research, 28 (2013) pp. 2637-2643

 “Lubrication Regimes in Contact Lens Wear During a Blink” A. C. Dunn, J. A. Tichy, J. M. Uruena, and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology International, 63 (2013) pp. 45-50

Adhesion: Role of Bulk Viscoelasticity and Surface Roughness” B. Lorenz, B. A. Krick, N. Mulakaluri, et al., Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, 25 (2013)

In Situ Thermal Measurements of Sliding Contacts” K. G. Rowe, A. L. Bennett, B. A. Krick, and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology International, 62(2013)

Intermolecular Forces, Adhesion, and the Elastic Foundation” D. J. Dickrell and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 50 (2013) pp. 245-260

Lubricity of Surface Hydrogel Layers” A. C. Dunn, J. M. Uruena, Y. C. Huo, S. S. Perry, T. E. Angelini, and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 49 (2013) 371-378.

Plasmonic Diagnostics for Tribology: In Situ Observations using Surface Plasmon Resonance in Combination with Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy” B. A. Krick, D. H. Hahn, and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 49 (2013) 95-102.

Friction Coefficient Measurements of an in Vivo Murine Cornea” A. C. Dunn, J. M. Uruena, E. Puig, V. L. Perez, and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters, 49 (2013) 145-149.

Dinosaur Tooth Wear

Complex Dental Structure and Wear Biomechanics in Hadrosaurid Dinosaurs” G. M. Erickson, B. A. Krick, M. A. Hamilton, G. R. Bourne, M. A. Norell, E. Lilleodden, and W. G. Sawyer, Science, 338 (2012) 98-101.

In Situ Surface Hardening During Turning via Pyrolyticd Carburization” G. Susil, N. Argibay, C. Ingley, T. Schmitz, W. G. Sawyer, G. R. Bourne, Journal of Precision Engineering, 36 (2012) 668-672.

Data Driven Model for Estimation of Friction Coefficient via Informatics Methods” E. W. Bucholz, C. S. Kong, K. R. Marchman, W. G. Sawyer, S. R. Phillpot, S. B. Sinnott, K. Rajan, Tribology Letters 47 (2012) 211-221.

Environmental dependence of ultra-low wear polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and alumina composites suggests tribochemical mechanisms” B. A. Krick, J. J. Ewin, G. S. Blackman, C. P. Junk, and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology International 51 (2012) 42-46.

Frictional Voltammetry with Copper” N. Argibay, and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 46 (2012) 337-342.

Influence of surface passivation on the friction and wear behavior of ultrananocrystalline diamond and tetrahedral amorphous carbon thing films” A. R. Konicek, D. S. Grierson, A. V. Sumant, T. A. Friedmann, J. P. Sullivan, P.U.P.A. Gilbert, W. G. Sawyer, and R. W. Carpick, Physical Review B 85 (2012) DOI10.1103

Low Wear Metal Sliding Electrical Contacts at High Current Density” N. Argibay and W. G. Sawyer, Wear 274 (2012) 229-237.

Cell Friction” T. E. Angelini, A. C. Dunn, J. M. Uruena, D. J. Dickrell, D. L. Burris, and W. G. Sawyer, Faraday Discussions 156 (2012) 31-39.

Elastic contact mechanics: Percolation of the contact area and fluid squeeze-out” B. N. J. Persson, N. Prodanov, B. A. Krick, N. Rodriguez, N. Mulakaluri, W. G. Sawyer, P. Mangiagalli, European Physical Journal E 35 (2012) DOI:10.1140.

Design of Low Wear Polymer Composites” P. Y. Chiu, J. R. Vail, P. R. Barry, S. S. Perry, S. R. Phillpot, W. G. Sawyer, and S. B. Sinnott, Tribology Letters 45 (2012) 79-87.

Optical in Situ Micro Tribometer for Analysis of Real Contact Area for Contact Mechanics, Adhesion, and Sliding Experiments” B. A. Krick, J. R. Vail, B. N. J. Persson, and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 45 (2012) 185-194.

Polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE Tribology

Effect of Fluorocarbon Molecules Confined between Sliding Self-Mated PTFE Surfaces” P.R. Barry, P. Y. Chiu, S. S. Perry, W. G. Sawyer, S. R. Phillpot, and S. B. Sinnott, Langmuir 27 (2011) 9910-9919.

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) fiber reinforced polyetheretherketone (PEEK) composites” J. R. Vail, B. A. Krick, K. R. Marchman, and W. G. Sawyer, Wear 270 (2011) 737-741.

Near-edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Imaging of Spherical and Flat Counterfaces of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Tribological Contacts: A Correlation of Surface Chemistry and Friction” A. K. Konicek, C. Jaye, M. A. Hamilton, W. G. Sawyer, D. A. Fischer, and R. W. Carpick, Tribology Letters 44 (2011) 99-106.

Energetics of Oxidation in MoS2 Nanoparticles by Density Functional Theory” L. Tao, W. G. Sawyer, S. S. Perry, S. B. Sinnott, and S. R. Phillpot, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 115 (2011) 10606-10616.

A Raman Spectroscopic Study of MoS2 and MoO3: Applications to Tribological Systems” B. C. Windom, W. G. Sawyer, and D. W. Hahn, Tribology Letters 42 (2011) 301-310.

Influence of the Molecular Level Structure of Polyethylene and Polytetrafluoroethylene on Their Tribological Response” P. Y. Chiu, P. R. Barry, S. S. Perry, W. G. Sawyer, S. R. Phillpot, and S. B. Sinnott, Tribology Letters 42 (2011) 193-201.

Environmental Effects on the Tribology and Microstructure of MoS2 / Sb2O3 / C films” G. J. Dudder, X. Y. Zhao, B. A. Krick, W. G. Sawyer, S. S. Perry, Tribology Letters 42 (2011) 203-213.

Uncertainty in Pin-on-Disk Wear Volume Measurements Using Surface Scanning Techniques” R. S. Colbert, B. A. Krick, A. C. Dunn, J. R. Vail, N. Argibay, and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 42 (2011) 129-131.

Thermal Dependence of the Wear of Molybdenum Disulphide Coatings” R. S. Colbert and W. G. Sawyer, Wear 269 (2011) 719-723.

Space Tribometers: Design for Exposed Experiments on Orbit” B. A. Krick and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 41 (2011) 303-311.

Lateral Contact Stiffness and the Elastic Foundation” D. J. Dickrell and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 41 (2011) 17-21.

 Copper beryllium metal fiber brushes in high current density sliding electrical contacts” N. Argibay, J. A. Bares, J. H. Keith, G. R. Bourne, W. G. Sawyer, Wear 268 (2010) 1230-1236.

In Situ Tribology

 A Little Analysis of Errors in Friction for Small Wear Tracks” B. A. Krick and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 39 (2010) 221-222.

Comparison between Elastic Foundation and Contact Force Models in Wear Analysis of Planar Multibody Systems” S. M. Mukras, N. H. Kim, N. Mauntler, T. L. Schmitz, W. G. Sawyer, Journal of Tribology 132 (2010) 031604.

High Temperature Vapor Phase Lubrication using Carbonaceous Gases” N. Argibay, J. H. Keith, B. A. Krick, G. R. Bourne, and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 40 (2010) 3-9.

Nanomechanical Probes of Single Corneal Epithelial Cells: Shear Stress and Elastic Modulus” J. P. Straehla, F. T. Limpoco, N. V. Dolgova, B. G. Keselowsky, W. G. Sawyer, and S. S. Perry, Tribology Letters 38 (2010) 107-113.

Energy, Adhesion, and the Elastic Foundation” I. J. Hill and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 37 (2010) 453-461.

 Edges, Clearances, and Wear: Little Things that make Big Differences in Bushing Friction.” R. S. Colbert, L. A. Alvarez, M. A. Hamilton, J. G. Steffens, J. C. Ziegert, D. L. Burris, and W. G. Sawyer, Wear 268 (2010) 41-49.

 Analysis of Planar Multibody Systems with Revolute Joint Wear” S. M. Mukras, N. H. Kim, N. Mauntler, T. L. Schmitz, W. G. Sawyer, Wear 268 (2010) 643-652.

Asymmetric Wear Behavior of Self-Mated Copper Fiber Brush on Disk Sliding Electrical Contacts in a Humid Carbon Dioxide Environment” N. Argibay, J. A. Bares, and W. G. Sawyer, Wear 268 (2010) 455-463.

 In Situ Graphite Lubrication of Metallic Sliding Electrical Contacts” J. A. Bares, N. Argibay, P. L. Dickrell, G. R. Bourne, D. L. Burris, J. C. Ziegert, and W. G. Sawyer, Wear 267 (2009) 1462-1469.

Modeling a Slider-Crank Mechanism with Joint Wear” S. M. Mukras, N. H. Kim, N. Mauntler, T. L. Schmitz, W. G. Sawyer, SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars – Mechanical Systems 2 (2009) 600-612.

 Measurement Uncertainties in Wear Rates” D. L. Burris and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 36 DOI:10.1007.

 Material Property Identification and Sensitivity Analysis using Micro-Indentation” L. Ge, N. H. Kim, G. R. Bourne, and W. G. Sawyer, Journal of Tribology 131 (2009) 031402.

Temperature and Water Vapor Pressure Effects on the Friction Coefficient of Hydrogenated Diamond-like Carbon Films” P. L. Dickrell, N. Argibay, O. L. Eryilmaz, A. Erdemir, and W. G. Sawyer, Journal of Tribology 131 (2009) 032102.

Addressing Practical Challenges of Low Friction Coefficient Measurements” D. L. Burris and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 35 (2009) 17-23.

 A Route to Wear Resistant PTFE via Trace Loadings of Functionalized Nanofillers” D. L. Burris, S. Zhao, R. Duncan, J. Lowitz, S. S. Perry, L. S. Schadler, and W. G. Sawyer, Wear 267 (2009) 653-660.

High Current Density Copper-on-Copper Sliding Electrical Contacts at Low Sliding Velocities” J. A. Bares, N. Argibay, N. Mauntler, G. J. Dudder, G. R. Bourne, and W. G. Sawyer, Wear 267 (2009) 417-424.

Multifunctionality of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Polytetrafluoroethylene Nanocomposites” J. R. Vail, D. L. Burris, & W. G. Sawyer, Wear 267 (2009) 619-624.

 Transition from Thermal to Athermal Friction under Cryogenic Conditions” X. Zhao, S. R. Phillpot, W. G. Sawyer, S. B. Sinnott, and S. S. Perry, Physical Review Letters 102 (2009) 186102.

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 Numerical Integration Schemes and Parallel Computation for Sliding Wear Using Finite Element Method” S. Mukras, N. H. Kim, and W. G. Sawyer, Wear 266 (2009) pp.822-831.

Closed Channel Fabrication using Micromolding of Metallic Glass” G. R. Bourne, J. Bardt, T. L. Schmitz, J. C. Ziegert, and W. G. Sawyer, Accepted for Publication in Journal of Materials Processing Technology (2009).

The Effect of Normal Load on Polytetrafluoroethylene Tribology” P. R. Barry, P. Y. Chiu, S. S. Perry, W. G. Sawyer, S. R. Phillpot, S. B. Sinnott, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 21 (2009) 1-8.

Carbon Nanotube Based Electrical Brush Contacts” G. Toth, J. Maklin, N. Halonen, J. Palosaari, J. Juuti, H. Jantunen, K. Kordas, W. G. Sawyer, R. Vajtai, and P. M. Ajayan. Advanced Materials 21 (2009) 1-5

Passivation Oxide Controlled Selective Carbon Nanotube Growth on Metal Substrates” J.B. Bult, W. G. Sawyer, P.M Ajayan, and L. S. Schadler, Nanotechnology (2009).

A Possible Link Between Macroscopic Wear and Temperature Dependent Friction Behaviors of MoS2 Coatings.” M. A. Hamilton, L. A. Alvarez, N. A. Mauntler, N. Argibay, R. Colbert, D. L. Burris, C. Muratore, A. A. Voevodin, S. S. Perry, and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 32 (2008) 91-98.

Accessing Inaccessible Interfaces: In Situ Approaches to Materials Tribology” W. G. Sawyer & K. J. Wahl, Guest Editors MRS Bulletin 33(2008) 1145-1189.

Observing Interfacial Sliding Processes in Solid-Solid Contacts” K. J. Wahl & W. G. Sawyer, MRS Bulletin 33 (2008).

Integrating Experimental and Simulation Length and Time Scales in Mechanistic Studies of Friction” W. G. Sawyer, S. S. Perry, S. R. Phillpot, S. B. Sinnott, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 20 (2008) pp. 354012.

 Mechanical Characterization of Contact Lenses by Microindentation: Constant Velocity and Relaxation Testing” S. J. Lee, G. R. Bourne, X. Chen, W. G. Sawyer, and M. Sarntinoranont, Acta Biomaterialia 4 (2008) pp. 1560-1568.

Effect of Particle Size on the Wear Resistance of Alumina-filled PTFE” S. McElwain, T. A. Blanchet, L. S. Schadler, & W.G. Sawyer, Tribology Transactions 51 (2008) pp.247-253.

Origin of Ultralow Friction and Wear in Ultrananocrystalline Diamond” A.R. Konicek, D.S. Grierson, P.U.P.A. Gilbert, W.G. Sawyer, A.V. Sumant, R.W. Carpick, Physical Review Letters 100 (2008) 235502.

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A novel method for low load friction testing on living cells” Jessica A. Cobb, Alison C. Dunn, Jiwoon Kwon, Malisa Sarntinoranont, W. Gregory Sawyer, Roger Tran-Son-Tay, Biotechnology Letters 30 (2008) pp. 801-806.

Friction Coefficient Measurement of Hydrogel Materials on Living Epithelial Cells” A. C. Dunn, J. Cobb, A. S. Kantzios, M. Sarntinoranont, R. Tran-Son-Tay, and W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 30 (2008) pp. 13-19.

Effect of the Sliding Orientation on the Tribological Properties of Polyethylene in Molecular Dynamics Simulations” S. Heo, I. Jang, P. R. Barry, S. R. Phillpot, S. S. Perry, W. G. Sawyer, & S. B. Sinnott, Journal of Applied Physics 103 (2008) pp. 083502 1-6.

 Effect of Simulation Conditions on Friction in Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)” P. R. Barry, I. Jang, S. S. Perry, W. G. Sawyer, S. B. Sinnott, & S. R. Phillpot, Journal of Computer Aided Materials Design 15 (2008).

First-Principles Determination of Static Potential Energy Surfaces for Atomic Friction in MoS2 and MoO3” T. Liang, W. G. Sawyer, S. S. Perry, S. B. Sinnott, & S. R. Phillpot, Journal Physical Review B 77 (2008) pp. 104105 1-5.

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Predicting Knee Replacement Damage in a Simulator Machine Using a Computational Model with a Consistent Wear Factor” D. Zhao, H. Sakoda, W.G. Sawyer, S.A. Banks, & B.J. Fregly, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 130 (2008) pp. 11004-11014.

 Tribological Investigation of the Effects of Particle Size, Loading and Crystallinity on Poly(Ethylene) Terephthalate Nanocomposites” P. Bhimaraj, D. Burris, W. G. Sawyer, C. G. Toney, R. W. Siegel, & L. S. Schadler, Wear 264 (2008) pp. 632-637.

Spatial Geometric Effects on the Friction Coefficients of UHMWPe” A. C. Dunn, J. G. Steffens, D. L. Burris, S. A. Banks, & W.G. Sawyer, Wear 264 (2008) pp. 648-653.

Hierarchically Constructed Metal Foam/Polymer Composite for High Thermal Conductivity” D.L. Burris & W. G. Sawyer, Wear 264 (2008) pp. 374-380.

 Sliding Orientation Effects on the Tribological Properties of Polytetrafluoroethylene” I. Jang, D. L. Burris, P. L. Dickrell, P.R. Barry, C. Santos, S. S. Perry, S. R. Phillpot, S. B. Sinnott, & W. G. Sawyer, Journal of Applied Physics 102 (2007) 102-108.

Lyapunov-Based Tracking Control in the Presence of Uncertain Nonlinear Parameterizable Friction,” C. Makkar, W. G. Sawyer, G. Hu, W. E. Dixon, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 52 (2007) pp. 1988-1994.

 Direct Contact Area Computation for MEMS using Real Topographic Surface Data” D. J. Dickrell, M. T. Dugger, M. A. Hamilton, & W.G. Sawyer, IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems 16 (2007) pp. 1263-1268.

Macroscopic Friction Coefficient Measurement on Living Endothelial Cells” A. C. Dunn, T. D. Zaveri, B. G. Keselowsky, & W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 27 (2007) pp. 233-238.

Macroscopic Evidence of Thermally Activated Friction with Polytetrafluoroethylene” D. L. Burris, S. S. Perry & W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 27 (2007) pp. 323-328.

Thermally Activated Friction” X. Zhao, M. A. Hamilton, W.G. Sawyer, & S. S. Perry, Tribology Letters 27 (2007) pp. 343-351.

 Cumulative Damage Modeling of Solid Lubricant Coatings that Experience Wear and Interfacial Fatigue” N. L. McCook, D. L. Burris, N.H. Kim, & W. G. Sawyer, Wear 262 (2007) pp. 1490-1495.

 Tribological Results of PEEK Nanocomposites in Dry Sliding against 440C in Various Gas Environments” N. L. McCook, M. A. Hamilton, D. L. Burris, & W.G. Sawyer, Wear 262 (2007) pp. 1511-1515.

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 Polymeric Nanocomposites for Tribological Applications” D. L. Burris, B. Boesl, J. R. Bourne, & W.G. Sawyer, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 292 (2007) pp387-402.

Shrink Fit Tool Holder Connection Stiffness/Damping Modeling for Frequency Response Prediction in Milling” T.L. Schmitz, K. Powell, D. Won, G. S. Duncan, W. G. Sawyer, & J. C. Ziegert, Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture 47 (2007) pp. 1368-1380.

 A Biphasic Model for Micro-Indentation of a Hydrogel-Based Contact Lens” X. Chen, A. C. Dunn, W. G. Sawyer, & M. Sarntinoranont,Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 129 (2007) pp. 156-163.

Polymer Nanocomposites: A Small Part of the Story” L. S. Schadler, L. C. Brinson, & W. G. Sawyer, Journal of Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (JOM) 59 (2007) pp. 53-60.

Micromolding Three-Dimensional Amorphous Metal Structures” J. A. Bardt, G. R. Bourne, T. L. Schmitz, J. C. Ziegert, & W. G. Sawyer, Journal of Materials Research 22 (2007) pp. 339-343.

Tribological Behavior of PEEK Components with Compositionally Graded PEEK/PTFE Surface” D. L. Burris & W. G. Sawyer, Wear 262(2007) pp. 220-224.

Tunable Friction Behavior of Oriented Carbon Nanotube Film” P. L. Dickrell, S. K. Pal, G. R. Bourne, A. A. Voevodin, P. M. Ajayan, L. S. Schadler, & W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 24 (2006) pp. 85-90.

A low friction and ultra low wear PEEK/PTFE Composite.” D. L. Burris & W. G. Sawyer, Wear 261 (2006) pp. 410-418.

Epoxy, ZnO, and PTFE Nanocomposite: Friction and Wear Optimization” N. L. McCook, B. Boesl, D. L. Burris, & W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 22 (2006) pp. 253-257.

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On the Friction and Wear Performance of Boric Acid Lubricant Combinations in Extended Duration Processes” P. Deshmukh, M. Lovell, W. G. Sawyer, & A. Mobley, Wear 260 (2006) pp.1295-1304.

In-situ Lubrication with Boric Acid: Powder Delivery of an Environmentally Benign Solid Lubricant” W. G. Sawyer, J. C. Ziegert, T. L. Schmitz, & T. Barton, Tribology Transactions 49 (2006) pp. 290-296.

 Improved Wear Resistance in Alumina-PTFE Nanocomposites with Irregular Shaped Nanoparticles” D. L. Burris & W. G. Sawyer, Wear 260 (2006) pp. 915-918.

Super-Compressible Foamlike Carbon Nanotube Films” Anyuan Cao, Pamela L. Dickrell, W. Gregory Sawyer, Mehrdad N. Ghasemi-Nejhad, & Pulickel M. Ajayan, Science 310 (2005) pp. 1307-1310.

Biomechanical Mechanisms for Damage: Retrieval Analysis and Computational Wear Predictions in Total Knee Replacements.” M. K. Harman, S. A. Banks, B. J. Fregly, W. G. Sawyer, & W. A. Hodge, Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology 5 (2005) pp. 469-475.

Cryogenic Friction Behavior of PTFE Based Solid Lubricant Composites” N.L. McCook, D.L. Burris, P.L. Dickrell & W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 20 (2005) pp. 109-113.

The Difficulty of Measuring Low Friction: Uncertainty Analysis for Friction Coefficient Measurement.” T.L. Schmitz, J.E. Action, J.C. Ziegert, & W.G. Sawyer, Journal of Tribology, 127 (2005) pp. 673-678.

Quantifying multidirectional sliding motions in total knee replacements” M.A. Hamilton, M.C. Sucec, W.G. Sawyer, B.J. Fregly, & S.A. Banks, Journal of Tribology 127 (2005) pp.280-285.

 Finite Element Analysis and Experiments of Metal/Metal Wear in Oscillatory Contacts.” Nam Ho Kim, Dongki Won, David Burris, Brian Holtkamp, Gregory R. Gessel, Paul Swanson, & W. Gregory Sawyer, Wear 258 (2005) pp. 1787-1793.

Friction Coefficient of Soft Contact Lenses: Measurements and Modeling” A. C. Rennie, P. L. Dickrell, & G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 18 (2005) pp. 499-504.

Effect of Matrix Morphology on the Wear and Friction Behavior of Alumina Nanoparticles/ Poly(ethylene) Terephthalate Composites” P Bhimaraj, D. L. Burris, Jason Action, W. Gregory Sawyer, C. Gregory Toney, Richard W. Siegel, & Linda S. Schadler, Wear 258 (2005) pp. 1437-1443.

Tribological Sensitivity of a PTFE-alumina Nanocomposite on a Range of Traditional Surface Finishes” D. L. Burris, & W. G. Sawyer, Tribology Transactions 48 (2005) pp. 1-7.

A Gas Surface Interaction Model for Spatial and Time Dependent Friction Coefficient in Reciprocating Contacts: Applications to Near Frictionless Carbon” P.L. Dickrell, W.G. Sawyer, J. A. Heimberg, I.L. Singer, K.J. Wahl, & A. Erdemir Journal of Tribology 127 (2005) pp. 82-88.

Frictional Anisotropy of Oriented Carbon Nanotube Surfaces” P.L. Dickrell, S.B. Sinnott, D.W. Hahn, N. R. Raravikar, L.S. Schadler, P.M. Ajayan, & W.G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 18 (2005) pp. 59-62.

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Wear Resistant Solid Lubricant Coating Made from PTFE and Epoxy” N.L. McCook, D.L. Burris, G.R. Bourne, J. Steffens, J.R. Hanrahan, & W.G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 18 (2005) pp. 119-124.

Computational Wear Prediction of a Total Knee Replacement from in Vivo Kinematics” B.J. Fregly, W.G. Sawyer, M.K. Harman, & S.A. Banks, Journal of Biomechanics 38 (2005) pp. 305-314.

Wear Rate Uncertainty Analysis” T.L. Schmitz, J.E. Action, D. L. Burris, J.C. Ziegert, & W.G. Sawyer, Journal of Tribology 126 (2004) pp. 802-808.

The Relationship Between Contact Pressure, Insert Thickness, and Mild Wear in Total Knee Replacements” Y. Bei, B. J. Fregly, W. G. Sawyer, S.A. Banks, & Nam Ho Kim, Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 6 (2004) pp. 145-152.

A Time Dependent Fractional Coverage Model for the Adsorption and Removal of Gas Species and Application to the Friction Behavior of Superlow Friction DLC” P.L. Dickrell, W.G. Sawyer, & A. Erdemir, Journal of Tribology 126 (2004) pp. 615-619.

A Multiscale Fabrication Approach to Microfluidic System Development” T.L. Schmitz, J.A. Dugata, B. Dutterer, & W.G. Sawyer, Journal of Manufacturing Processes 6 (2004) pp. 88-96.

 Surface shape and contact pressure evolution in two component surfaces: application to copper chemical-mechanical-polishing.” W.G. Sawyer, Tribology Letters 17 (2004) pp. 139-145.

 Evolution of Wear in a Two-Dimensional Bushing.” D.J. Dickrell & W.G. Sawyer, Tribology Transactions 47 (2004) pp. 257-262.

A Fractional Coverage Model for Environmental Effects in Reciprocating Sliding Contacts” P.L. Dickrell & W.G. Sawyer, Wear 256 (2004) pp. 73-78.

Temperature modeling in a total knee joint replacement using patient specific kinematics” W.G. Sawyer, M.A. Hamilton, B.J. Fregly, & S.A. Banks, Tribology Letters 15 (2003) pp. 343-351.

Evaluation of an Analytical Model for the Evolution of Wear and Load in a Scotch-Yoke Mechanism” W.G. Sawyer, K.I. Diaz, M.A. Hamilton, & B. Micklos, Journal of Tribology 125 (2003) pp. 678-681.

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A Study on the Friction and Wear Behavior of PTFE Filled with Alumina Nanoparticles” W. G. Sawyer, K. D. Fruedenberg, L. S. Schadler, & P. Bhimaraj, Wear 254 (2003) pp. 573-580

 Estimation of Discretization Errors in Contact Pressure Measurements” B. J. Fregly & W. G. Sawyer, Journal of Biomechanics 36 (2003) pp. 609-613.

 The evolution of geometry for a wearing circular cam: analytical and computer simulation with comparison to experiment” D.J. Dickrell, D.B. Dooner, & W.G. Sawyer, Journal of Tribology, 125 (2003) pp. 187-192.

 Geometry Effects in High Temperature Vapor Phase Lubrication using Hydrocarbon Feed Gases.” J.E. Gardner, W.G. Sawyer & T.A. Blanchet, Lubrication Science 14 (2002) pp. 131-145

 Differential Application of Wear Models to Fractional Thin Films.” T.A. Blanchet & W.G. Sawyer, Wear 251 (2001) pp. 1003-1008.

Wear Predictions for a Simple-Cam Including the Coupled Evolution of Wear and Load.” W.G. Sawyer, Lubrication Engineering (Sept 2001) pp. 31-36.

Vapor-Phase Lubrication in Combined Rolling and Sliding Contacts: Modeling and Experimentation.” W.G. Sawyer & T.A. Blanchet, Journal of Tribology 123 (2001) pp. 572-581.

Lubrication with Granular Flow: Continuum Theory, Particle Simulations, Comparison with Experiment.”W.G. Sawyer & J.A. Tichy, Journal of Tribology 123 (2001) pp. 777-784.

Comparison on Various C2HX for High Temperature Lubrication by in situ Pyrolysis.” D.M. Holmes, W.G. Sawyer, & T.A. Blanchet, Lubrication Science, 12 (2000) pp. 169-184.

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Lubrication of Mo, W, and Their Alloys with H2S Gas Admixtures to Room Temperature Air.” W.G. Sawyer & T.A. Blanchet, Wear, 225-229 (1999) pp. 581-586.

Non-Newtonian Lubrication with the Second Order Fluid.”W.G. Sawyer & J.A. Tichy, Journal of Tribology, 120 (1998) pp. 622-628.

High Temperature Lubrication of Various Ceramics and Metal Alloys via Directed Hydrocarbon Feed Gases.”N.J. Barnick, T.A. Blanchet & W.G. Sawyer, Wear 214 (1998) pp. 131-138.

High Temperature Lubrication of Combined Rolling/Sliding Contacts via Directed Hydrocarbon Gas Streams.”W.G. Sawyer & T.A. Blanchet, Wear 211 (1997) pp. 247-253.

Friction Modeling and Experimentation for Integral Fasteners for Injection Molded Parts.” W.G. Sawyer, T.A. Blanchet, K.N. Knapp, & D. Lee, Journal of Injection Molding Technology, 1 (1997) pp. 224-228.

Lubrication of Silicon Nitride in a Simulated Turbine Exhaust Gas Environment.” W.G. Sawyer, T.A. Blanchet & S.J. Calabrese, Tribology Transactions, 40 (1997) pp. 374-380.

Solid Lubrication by Decomposition of Carbon Monoxide and Other Gases.” T.A. Blanchet, J.L. Lauer, Y.F. Liew, S.J. Rhee & W.G. Sawyer, Surface and Coatings Technology. 68/69 (1994) pp. 446-452.