Bostan, L.E., Taylor, Z.A., Carré, M.J. et al. (3 more authors) (2016) A comparison of friction behaviour for ex vivo human, tissue engineered and synthetic skin. Tribology International, 103. C. pp. 487-495. ISSN 0301-679X
Abstract
Skin tribology is complex and in situ behaviour of skin varies considerably between test subjects. The main influencing factor, elasticity, varies due to structural and moisture differences. To find a more reliable test platform, for the first time, synthetic and biological (tissue engineered) substitutes were compared to ex vivo skin, epidermis and dermis. Friction initially increased with rising hydration, before decreasing beyond a threshold for all samples. Friction for Synthetic skin and dermis increased at a similar rate to the other samples, but from a different starting point, and friction dropped at lower hydration. Tissue engineered skin could provide a reliable test platform, but the synthetic skin could only be used if the offset in the data is accounted for.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Tribology International. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Mechanical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EUROPEAN COMMISSION - FP6/FP7 UNITISS - 286174 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Sep 2016 09:20 |
Last Modified: | 28 Jul 2017 01:30 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2016.07.023 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.triboint.2016.07.023 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:104379 |
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