Low Friction Coatings on Glass and Ceramics; April 10-13, 2005; Baltimore, MD

CMS 506960玻璃和陶瓷上的低摩擦涂层（1）学术价值：玻璃和陶瓷上的低摩擦研讨会的想法是在美国陶瓷协会（ACerS）第107届年会（2005年4月）上介绍一个新的主题，并探索玻璃和陶瓷领域的新应用和可能性。 发言者主要来自摩擦学界，他们被要求发表演讲，并考虑专门应用于玻璃和陶瓷的低摩擦涂层的应用。 通常，所需要的是与基材良好结合的低摩擦、硬、耐磨层。表面处理需要针对每种摩擦学应用进行优化。具有改性表面的陶瓷的生物相容性受到广泛关注，用于人工植入物，如牙齿，髋关节，心脏瓣膜和视网膜植入物，因为它们提供优异的化学耐久性，耐磨性，生物相容性，环境友好性和美学。由于与金属废物和处置相关的环境问题，陶瓷修复材料的开发是一个高度优先的研究。通过沉积表面涂层，可以最大限度地减少或消除表面缺陷的灾难性影响。 Grill* 最近对类金刚石碳涂层作为生物相容性材料的概述表明，它们在这一领域非常有前途，尽管广泛的临床试验尚未完成。 生物相容性将是研讨会的一个重要组成部分。除了生物应用，其他极端环境将在需要超硬涂层的应用中进行检查，例如在磨料工具中。 会议将通过汇集各种不同的学科和观点来激发兴趣，讨论和想法。(2)研讨会的更广泛影响这是一个为期一天的会议，可以很容易地从美国任何地方参加。 此外，我们还吸引了国际演讲者。 这是美国陶瓷协会年会的一个新主题领域，欢迎新的想法和激励措施来增加会员。新颖的方面包括与学生共进午餐，他们将被邀请携带一张海报，一个扩展的摘要和他们的简历。组织者做出了特别努力，邀请了大量的女性演讲者，在总共10名演讲者中吸引了4名。专题讨论会主席（和主要共同PI）将在国家实验室就生活进行非正式介绍，并对这些机构的科学家职业生涯问题持开放态度。二级联合PI是博士后学生。他将获得如何组织研讨会的宝贵第一手经验，并将在午餐会上回答有关国家实验室博士后生活的问题。总的来说，这次研讨会将是一个非常有启发性的环境，可以与各种有趣的参与者一起启动一个新的讨论领域。这一天将在晚餐中达到高潮，以巩固关系，启动合作，并讨论未来可能的项目资金。特邀演讲者的论文将发表在一个特殊的期刊：物理学杂志：凝聚态物质。 * 金刚石及相关材料12（2003）166-170

CMS 506960 Low Friction Coatings on Glass and Ceramics (1) Intellectual Merit: The idea of the Low Friction on Glass and Ceramics symposium is to introduce a new topic at The American Ceramic Society's (ACerS) 107th Annual Meeting (April 2005) and explore new applications and possibilities in the field of glass and ceramics. The speakers, who are predominantly from the tribology community, are being asked to present talks and give thought to applications of low friction coatings that are specifically applied to glass and ceramics. In general, what is required is a low friction, hard, wear resistant layer which is well bonded to the substrate. Surface treatments need to be optimized for each tribological application. There is extensive interest in biocompatibility of ceramics with modified surfaces for artificial implants such as teeth, hips, heart valves and retinal implants as they provide excellent chemical durability, wear resistance, biocompatibility, environmental friendliness, and esthetics. Development of ceramic restorative materials is a high research priority due to environmental concerns associated with metals waste and disposal. Catastrophic effects of surface flaws are minimized or eliminated by depositing surface coatings. The recent overview by Grill* on diamond-like carbon coatings as biocompatible materials shows them to be very promising for this area, though extensive clinical trials are not complete. Biocompatibility will be a large component of the symposium. As well as bio applications, other extreme environments will be examined in applications where superhard coatings are needed such as in abrasive tools. The session will stimulate interest, discussion and ideas by bringing together a variety of different disciplines and outlooks. (2) Broader Impacts of the Symposium This is a one day meeting that can easily be attended from anywhere in the United States. In addition we have attracted international speakers. It is a new subject area for the American Ceramic Society annual meeting, which welcomes new ideas and incentives to increase membership. Novel aspects include a luncheon with students, who will be invited to bring a poster, an extended abstract and their resumes to the session. The organizers have made a special effort to have a large proportion of female invited speakers and have attracted four from the total of ten. The Symposium Chair (and Primary Co-PI) will give an informal presentation on life at a national laboratory and be open to questions on the career of a scientist at such institutions. The Secondary Co-PI is a postdoctoral student. He will be receiving valuable first hand experience on how to organize a symposium and will also be available at the luncheon to answer questions on life at a national laboratory as a postdoctoral student. Overall, this symposium will be a very stimulating environment to launch a new area of discussion with a diverse and interesting set of participants. The day will culminate in a dinner to cement relationships, initiate collaborations and discuss future funding of possible projects. Papers of invited speakers will be published in a special journal issue: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. * Diamond and Related Materials 12 (2003) 166-170