ch. 1. Introduction / Yip-Wah Chung -- ch. 2. Macroscale to microscale tribology : bridging the gap / Kathryn J. Wahl -- ch. 3. A continuum overview of contact and lubrication / Q. Jane Wang -- ch. 4. Surface energy and surface forces / Robert W. Carpick -- ch. 5. Nanoscale friction : measurement and analysis / Rachel J. Cannara -- ch. 6. Effects of micro- and nanoscale texturing on surface adhesion and friction / Min Zou -- ch. 7. Environmental effects in tribology / Seong H. Kim -- ch. 8. Molecular dynamics simulation of nanotribology / Ashlie Martini.