Preface

Tribology has garnered much research attention, especially regarding its role in advanced engineering materials. As such, this book presents current research on the tribology of advanced materials in bio-lubricants and engineering applications. There is great potential for using advanced materials in biomedicine and engineering by enhancing the current knowledge about composition, fabrication, properties, and performance of materials and providing solutions to many unaddressed issues in tribology. The chapters in this volume examine the effect of tribological properties on ionic liquids, polymers, interacting surfaces, and additive manufacturing.

Significant research efforts worldwide are exploring the various properties associated with materials and manufacturing. Researchers are collectively focused on minimizing wear by proper utilization of lubricants and lubrication mechanisms. This book discusses all applied and fundamental elements related to fabrication or synthesis, combination or composition, properties, characteristics and performance of engineering materials in the field of tribology. It also examines several critical issues and provides suggestions for future work in the field of tribological science.

I would like to thank IntechOpen and Ms. Sara Gojevic Zrnic for their invaluable input in the organizing and editing of the book. I also gratefully acknowledge those who invested their time and effort in compiling the material that made this book. Many authors who contributed their expertise and perspectives are clearly the backbone of this work and they deserve the lion's share of the commendations.

> **Dr. Amar Patnaik** Associate Professor Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India

> > **Tej Singh** Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

**Vikas Kukshal** National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand, India

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Section 1

Tribological Assessments

Section 1
