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Meirong Cai is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has an extensive publication record in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research primarily addresses topics in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Materials Chemistry, with significant contributions to subfields such as Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Catalysis.

Their research interests concentrate on lubrication science and surface interactions, covering topics including:

  • Lubricants and Their Additives
  • Tribology and Wear Analysis
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition

Meirong Cai has frequently published in several venues, notably:

  • Tribology International
  • Friction
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Some recent papers by Cai include:

  • "Ionic liquid lubricants: when chemistry meets tribology," 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "High Lubricity Meets Load Capacity: Cartilage Mimicking Bilayer Structure by Brushing Up Stiff Hydrogels from Subsurface," 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Effect of Electric Potential and Chain Length on Tribological Performances of Ionic Liquids as Additives for Aqueous Systems and Molecular Dynamics Simulations," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Gecko's Feet-Inspired Self-Peeling Switchable Dry/Wet Adhesive," 2021, Chemistry of Materials
  • "Reversing Hydrogel Adhesion Property via Firmly Anchoring Thin Adhesive Coatings," 2021, Advanced Functional Materials

Frequent collaborators in their work include Feng Zhou, Qiangliang Yu, Bo Yu, Weimin Liu, and Chaoyang Zhang. Collaboration with these researchers often results in multiple co-authored publications contributing to the research topics mentioned above.

Best Publications

  • Ionic liquid lubricants: when chemistry meets tribology

    Meirong Cai;Qiangliang Yu;Weimin Liu;Weimin Liu;Feng Zhou

  • Imidazolium Ionic Liquids As Antiwear and Antioxidant Additive in Poly(ethylene glycol) for Steel/Steel Contacts

    Meirong Cai;Yongmin Liang;Meihuan Yao;Yanqiu Xia

  • High Lubricity Meets Load Capacity: Cartilage Mimicking Bilayer Structure by Brushing Up Stiff Hydrogels from Subsurface

    Mingming Rong;Hui Liu;Michele Scaraggi;Michele Scaraggi;Yanyan Bai

  • Dramatically Tuning Friction Using Responsive Polyelectrolyte Brushes

    Qiangbing Wei;Meirong Cai;Feng Zhou;Weimin Liu

  • Tribological properties of novel imidazolium ionic liquids bearing benzotriazole group as the antiwear/anticorrosion additive in poly(ethylene glycol) and polyurea grease for steel/steel contacts.

    Meirong Cai;Yongmin Liang;Feng Zhou;Weimin Liu

  • Towards superior lubricity and anticorrosion performances of proton-type ionic liquids additives for water-based lubricating fluids

    Rui Dong;Qiangliang Yu;Yanyan Bai;Yang Wu

  • Articular Cartilage Inspired Bilayer Tough Hydrogel Prepared by Interfacial Modulated Polymerization Showing Excellent Combination of High Load-Bearing and Low Friction Performance

    Peng Lin;Ran Zhang;Xiaolong Wang;Meirong Cai

  • Direct ink writing with high-strength and swelling-resistant biocompatible physically crosslinked hydrogels.

    Pan Jiang;Changyou Yan;Yuxiong Guo;Xiaoqin Zhang

  • Alkyl Imidazolium Ionic Liquids as Friction Reduction and Anti-Wear Additive in Polyurea Grease for Steel/Steel Contacts

    Meirong Cai;Zhu Zhao;Yongmin Liang;Feng Zhou

  • Probing the lubricating mechanism of oil-soluble ionic liquids additives

    Guowei Huang;Qiangliang Yu;Zhengfeng Ma;Meirong Cai

  • A novel imidazolium salt with antioxidation and anticorrosion dual functionalities as the additive in poly(ethylene glycol) for steel/steel contacts

    Meirong Cai;Yongmin Liang;Feng Zhou;Weimin Liu

  • Continuous Surface Polymerization via Fe(II)-Mediated Redox Reaction for Thick Hydrogel Coatings on Versatile Substrates.

    Shuanhong Ma;Changyou Yan;Meirong Cai;Jun Yang

  • Lubricating a bright future: Lubrication contribution to energy saving and low carbon emission

    MeiRong Cai;RuiSheng Guo;Feng Zhou;WeiMin Liu

  • Charged polymer brushes-grafted hollow silica nanoparticles as a novel promising material for simultaneous joint lubrication and treatment.

    Guoqiang Liu;Meirong Cai;Feng Zhou;Weimin Liu

  • Interfacial Friction Control

    Yang Wu;Qiangbing Wei;Meirong Cai;Feng Zhou

  • 3D Printing of Hydrogel Architectures with Complex and Controllable Shape Deformation

    Zhongying Ji;Changyou Yan;Bo Yu;Xiaoqin Zhang

  • Effect of Electric Potential and Chain Length on Tribological Performances of Ionic Liquids as Additives for Aqueous Systems and Molecular Dynamics Simulations.

    Rui Dong;Luyao Bao;Qiangliang Yu;Yang Wu

  • Gecko’s Feet-Inspired Self-Peeling Switchable Dry/Wet Adhesive

    Yunlei Zhang;Shuanhong Ma;Bin Li;Bo Yu

  • Thermoreversible gel lubricants through universal supramolecular assembly of a nonionic surfactant in a variety of base lubricating liquids.

    Qiangliang Yu;Mingjin Fan;Dongmei Li;Zenghong Song

  • Novel N, P-containing oil-soluble ionic liquids with excellent tribological and anti-corrosion performance

    Qiangliang Yu;Chaoyang Zhang;Rui Dong;Yijun Shi

  • Core–Shell–Corona-Structured Polyelectrolyte Brushes-Grafting Magnetic Nanoparticles for Water Harvesting

    Guoqiang Liu;Meirong Cai;Xiaolong Wang;Feng Zhou

  • Functional ionic gels formed by supramolecular assembly of a novel low molecular weight anticorrosive/antioxidative gelator

    Meirong Cai;Yongmin Liang;Feng Zhou;Weimin Liu

  • Oil-soluble ionic liquids as antiwear and extreme pressure additives in poly-α-olefin for steel/steel contacts

    Guowei Huang;Qiangliang Yu;Zhengfeng Ma;Meirong Cai

  • Anticorrosion imidazolium ionic liquids as the additive in poly(ethylene glycol) for steel/Cu-Sn alloy contacts.

    Meirong Cai;Yongmin Liang;Feng Zhou;Weimin Liu

  • Layered Hydrogel with Controllable Surface Dissociation for Durable Lubrication

    Minghai Qu;Hui Liu;Changyou Yan;Shuanhong Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Feng Zhou
Feng Zhou Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics
Weimin Liu
Weimin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bo Yu
Bo Yu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yong-Min Liang
Yong-Min Liang Lanzhou University
Xiaolong Wang
Xiaolong Wang University of California, San Diego
Zhiguang Guo
Zhiguang Guo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dongmei Li
Dongmei Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yijun Shi
Yijun Shi Luleå University of Technology
Zijian Zheng
Zijian Zheng Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Weimin Liu
Weimin Liu Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics

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