State-of-the-art of polymer tribology

Along with the extensive application of polymers for tribological purposes, the understanding of polymer tribology is becoming increasingly important. A broad overview of the general area of polymer tribology is presented in this paper. The progress in understanding the field over the past decade is reviewed under the three topics of rubber tribology, plastic tribology and tribology of polymer composites. It is hoped that this paper will serve as a valuable source of reference for future tribologists.