TY - JOUR AU - Yang, C. AU - Tartaglino, U. AU - Persson, B. N. J. TI - How do liquids confined at the nanoscale influence adhesion? JO - Journal of physics / Condensed matter VL - 18 SN - 0953-8984 CY - Bristol PB - IOP Publ. M1 - PreJuSER-57025 SP - 11521 - 11530 PY - 2006 N1 - Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012 AB - Liquids play an important role in adhesion and sliding friction. They behave as lubricants in human bodies, especially in the joints. However, in many biological attachment systems they act like adhesives, e. g. facilitating insects to move on ceilings or vertical walls. Here we use molecular dynamics to study how liquids confined at the nanoscale influence the adhesion between solid bodies with smooth and rough surfaces. We show that a monolayer of liquid may strongly affect the adhesion. KW - J (WoSType) LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000243132500010 DO - DOI:10.1088/0953-8984/18/50/008 UR - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/57025 ER -