Block Copolymer Nanoparticles Prepared via Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly Provide Excellent Boundary Lubrication Performance for Next-Generation Ultralow-Viscosity Automotive Engine Oils.

4 , 5 This typically occurs under high loads and/or when the rate of flow of the lubricating fluid through such contacts is sufficiently low, 3 e.g., for engine start-up at relatively low temperatures. This paradigm-breaking result is potentially highly significant, but unfortunately the synthetic route reported by Liu and co-workers is far from optimal with regard to scale-up. 6 More specifically, acrylic copolymers are highly susceptible to ester hydrolysis over long time scales within the normal operating temperature of the internal combustion engine (typi

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