Finger friction: Grip and opening packaging

Wear

Volumn 263, Issue 7-12 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 1124-1132

  Lewis, R ^a   Menardi, C ^a   Yoxall, A ^a   Langley, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bottle opening; Finger friction; Grip

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; OILS AND FATS;

BOTTLE OPENING; CONTACT AREA; FINGER FRICTION;

SKIN FRICTION;

CONTAMINATION; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; OILS AND FATS; SKIN FRICTION;

EID: 34548010311     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2006.12.024     Document Type: Article

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