Effect of water on the mechanical and frictional behaviors of human fingernails

Tribology Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 367-375

  Wei, Peng ^a   Qian, Linmao ^a   Zheng, Jing ^a   Zhou, Zhongrong ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fingernails; Friction; Hardness; Indentation; Scratch

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DEFORMATION; HARDNESS; HYDRATION; INDENTATION; MICROHARDNESS; RECOVERY; TRIBOLOGY;

ANISOTROPIC BEHAVIORS; FINGERNAILS; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FRICTIONAL BEHAVIOR; INTERMEDIATE LAYERS; LONGITUDINAL SECTION; SCRATCH; SPECIAL ORIENTATION;

FRICTION;

EID: 77953682791     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-010-9616-2     Document Type: Article

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