Polymer 2

[29-I-12] Friction Reduction with Star Polymers

*Lars Benedikt Kruse¹, Daniel Markert³, Roland Klein³, Jürgen Rausch⁴, Rolf Luther⁴, Kerstin Falk¹, Michael Moseler^1,2 (1. Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM, Freiburg, Germany, 2. University of Freiburg, Institute of Physics, Freiburg, Germany, 3. Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF, Darmstadt, Germany, 4. FUCHS LUBRICANTS GmbH, Mannheim, Germany)

Keywords:star polymers, additives, design, lubrication film, surface adhesion