Friction

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • Biochemistry. Friction in motor proteins. 
  • Computer-assisted design of an implantable, intrathoracic artificial lung. 
  • Curved flight paths and sideways vision in peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus). 
  • Does Increased Coefficient of Friction of Highly Porous Metal Increase Initial Stability at the Acetabular Interface? 
  • Dynamic responses of the head and cervical spine to axial impact loading. 
  • Frictional contact mechanics methods for soft materials: application to tracking breast cancers. 
  • Gliding flight: drag and torque of a hawk and a falcon with straight and turned heads, and a lower value for the parasite drag coefficient. 
  • In situ friction measurement on murine cartilage by atomic force microscopy. 
  • Interaction of lubricin with type II collagen surfaces: adsorption, friction, and normal forces. 
  • Low-Friction Minilaparoscopy Outperforms Regular 5-mm and 3-mm Instruments for Precise Tasks. 
  • Microstructure evolution during impact on granular matter. 
  • Non-fatal contact injuries among workers in the construction industry treated in U.S. emergency departments, 1998-2005. 
  • Surface friction in near-vertex head and neck impact increases risk of injury. 
  • Switchable friction of stimulus-responsive hydrogels. 
  • The acoustic mechanics of stick slip friction in the California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus). 
  • The deep fovea, sideways vision and spiral flight paths in raptors. 
  • The deep fovea, sideways vision and spiral flight paths in raptors. 
  • The influence of reduced friction on head injury metrics in helmeted head impacts. 
  • The influence of surface padding properties on head and neck injury risk. 
  • Transition dynamics and magic-number-like behavior of frictional granular clusters. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Gavin, Henri P., Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University Energy Initiative