Coefficient of friction: Tribological studies in man - An overview

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 227-234

  Sivamani, Raja K ^a,b   Goodman, Jack ^a   Gitis, Norm V ^a   Maibach, Howard I ^b  

^a Center for Tribology Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coefficient; Friction; Review; Skin; Tribology

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; EMOLLIENT AGENT; LUBRICATING AGENT; TALC; WATER;

AGE; CLINICAL STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DERMATITIS; FRICTION; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; HYDRATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LINEAR SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL PROBE; NONHUMAN; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN TEST; SWINE;

BODY WATER; FRICTION; HUMANS; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 0041563791     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0846.2003.02366.x     Document Type: Review

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