Skin tribology: Science friction?

Tribology of Skin: Review and Analysis of Experimental Results for the Friction Coefficient of Human Skin

In this review, we discuss the current knowledge on the tribology of human skin and present an analysis of the available experimental results for skin friction coefficients. Starting with an overview on the factors influencing the friction behaviour of skin, we discuss the up-to-date existing experimental data and compare the results for different anatomical skin areas and friction measurement ...

Tribology, friction and traction: understanding shoe-surface interaction

Science Friction: Phenomenology, Naturalism and Cognitive Science

Recent years have seen growing evidence of a fruitful engagement between phenomenology and cognitive science. This paper confronts an in-principle problem that stands in the way of this (perhaps unlikely) intellectual coalition, namely the fact that a tension exists between the transcendentalism that characterizes phenomenology and the naturalism that accompanies cognitive science. After articu...

Skin friction blistering: computer model.

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Friction blisters, a common injury in sports and military operations, can adversely effect or even halt performance. Given its frequency and hazardous nature, recent research efforts appear limited. Blistering can be treated as a delamination phenomenon; similar issues in materials science have been extensively investigated in theory and experiment. An obstacle in studying bl...

Mysteries of Friction and Wear Unfolding: CMS Advances the Field of Tribology

The field of tribology defined in Webster’s Dictionary as “a science that deals with the design, friction, wear and lubrication of interacting surfaces in relative motion” has a long and important history in science and technology[1]. The ancient Egyptians, for example, used water to lubricate the path of sleds employed to transport extremely heavy objects. The first scientific studies of frict...