Comparison of elastic and tactile behavior of human skin and elastomeric materials through tribological tests.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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From the author: The current article describes static and frictional contact tests carried out with spherical indenter on both human skin surface and elastomeric materials. This tribological study is performed to analyze the elasticity and tactile properties of the human skin, and therefore to evaluate reliability of human skin behavior simulation through the considered elastomeric materials. Finite element analyses of indentation tests are proposed. Critical normal load was found when numerical and experimental results were confronted. Such critical force defines the limit of elastic model application. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 46: 1715-1720, 2006. [c] 2006 Society of Plastics Engineers

Citation Details
Title: Comparison of elastic and tactile behavior of human skin and elastomeric materials through tribological tests.
Author: Khaled Elleuch
Publication:Polymer Engineering and Science (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 46 Issue: 12 Page: 1715(6)

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