Methods for reducing energy dissipation in cosmetic gloves

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 201-209

  Herder, Just L ^a,b   Cool, Jan C ^a   Plettenburg, Dick H ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Compensation mechanism; Cosmesis; Cosmetic glove; Hand prosthesis; Hysteresis; Material properties; PVC; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

HYSTERESIS; INTERNAL FRICTION; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; PROSTHETICS; STIFFNESS; VISCOELASTICITY;

COSMETIC GLOVES;

HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT;

POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ESTHETICS; HAND PROSTHESIS; HYSTERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; VISCOELASTICITY;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; ELASTICITY; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HAND; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0032101009     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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