Lubrication of soft oral surfaces

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 39, Issue , 2019, Pages 61-75

  Sarkar, Anwesha ^a   Andablo Reyes, Efren ^a   Bryant, Michael ^a   Dowson, Duncan ^a   Neville, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Filiform papillae; Microgel; Modulus; Oral tribology; Polydimethylsiloxane; Saliva; Stribeck curve; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; SILICONES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

FILIFORM PAPILLAE; MICROGEL; MODULUS; SALIVA; STRIBECK CURVE;

LUBRICATION;

SALIVA PROTEIN;

CONTACT ANGLE; EX VIVO STUDY; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LUBRICATION; MOUTH TISSUE; REVIEW; SALIVA; SOFT PALATE; SOFT TISSUE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TASTE; TONGUE; WETTABILITY; XEROSTOMIA; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 85061398402     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: 18790399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2019.01.008     Document Type: Review

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