The perception of materials through oral sensation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Howes, Philip D ^a   Wongsriruksa, Supinya ^b   Laughlin, Zoe ^c   Witchel, Harry J ^d   Miodownik, Mark ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; POLYMER; COPPER; GLASS; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE; SILICONE DERIVATIVE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HARDNESS; HEAT; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL PERCEPTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SOLID STATE; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; TOUCH; WOOD; YOUNG MODULUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; PHYSIOLOGY; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COPPER; FEMALE; GLASS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; POLYSTYRENES; SILICONES; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TASTE; TOUCH; TOUCH PERCEPTION; WOOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929939979     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105035     Document Type: Article

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