Research - Tribology & Surface Engineering Lab

1. MEMS lubrication:
Tribology of self-assembled monolayers
Tribology of ultra-thin polymer films
Investigation of micro ball bearings for MEMS

2. Lubrication of Mechanical Components
Tribology of soft/hard composite coatings for durability
Energy efficient & Environmental friendly Lubrication

3. Hard-disk lubrication:
Nano-Patterning of PFPE lubricants
High speed tribology of PFPE lubricants
Tape-slider interface tribology

4. Bio-tribology:
Quantification of the wear debris generated during scratching of UHMWPE
Tribological and mechanical properties of the sea-shells
Study of different proteins for their tribological properties