Preliminary investigation of the frictional response of reptilian shed skin

Wear

Volumn 290-291, Issue , 2012, Pages 51-60

  Abdel Aal, H A ^a   Vargiolu, R ^b   Zahouani, H ^b   El Mansori, M ^a  

^a ARTS ET MÉTIERS PARISTECH   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE TRIBOLOGIE ET DYNAMIQUE DES SYSTÈMES   (France)

Author keywords

Bio friction; Bio tribology; Surface texturing; Tribology of skin

Indexed keywords

BIO-FRICTION; BIOTRIBOLOGY; COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; FIBRIL STRUCTURE; FRICTIONAL RESPONSE; FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORS; IN-VIVO; NANO SCALE; PROFILE ASYMMETRY; SELF ADJUST; SLIDING CONDITIONS; SUBMICRON; SURFACE-TEXTURING; TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS;

ANISOTROPY; BIOLOGY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TRIBOLOGY;

FRICTION;

EID: 84863185878     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2012.05.015     Document Type: Article

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