Skin-textile friction and skin elasticity in young and aged persons

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 288-298

  Gerhardt, L C ^a,b   Lenz, A ^a   Spencer, N D ^b   Munzer T ^c,d   Derler, Siegfried ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Geriatrische Klinik StGallen   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Age; Biotribology; Elasticity; Friction; Human skin; Textiles

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE GROUPS; BIOTRIBOLOGY; CONTACT CONDITIONS; DOMINANT FACTOR; FORCE PLATE; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FRICTION MEASUREMENTS; FRICTION PROPERTIES; FRICTION REDUCTION; FRICTIONAL CONTACT; HUMAN SKIN; NORMAL LOADS; PH VALUE; RECIPROCATING MOTION; SHEAR FORCE; SKIN ANALYSIS; SKIN ELASTICITY; SKIN HYDRATION; SKIN TISSUE; SLIDING VELOCITIES;

ELASTICITY; FABRICS; FRICTION; HYDRATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PH EFFECTS; TRIBOLOGY;

SKIN;

POLITEF; POLYESTER;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; FEMALE; FOREARM; FRICTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRATION; MALE; PH; SEBUM; SKIN; SKIN ELASTICITY; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN STRUCTURE; SKIN TEXTILE FRICTION; SKIN TURGOR; VISCOELASTICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CLOTHING; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; FRICTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SKIN TESTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEXTILES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650681814     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2009.00363.x     Document Type: Article

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