Liquid Crystals In Biotribology

This book summarizes the theoretical and experimental studies confirming the concept of the liquidcrystalline nature of boundary lubrication in synovial joints. It is shown that cholesteric liquid crystals in the synovial liquid play a significant role in the mechanism of intraarticular friction reduction. The results of structural rheological and tribological research of the creation of artificial synovial liquids containing cholesteric liquid crystals in natural synovial liquids are describe