Nachman, M. and Franklin, S. E. (2016) Artificial Skin Model simulating dry and moist in vivo human skin friction and deformation behaviour. Tribology International, 97. pp. 431-439. ISSN 0301-679X
Abstract
In vivo friction and indentation deformation experiments were carried out using the human volar forearm of a healthy 29 year old Caucasian woman and compared with various synthetic materials in order to select materials and develop a new moisture-sensitive Artificial Skin Model (ASM). Analogous to human skin the final ASM comprised two different layers: a relatively stiff hydrophilic moisture-absorbing top layer representing the epidermis and a very soft under-layer representing the dermis and hypodermis. The friction and deformation behaviour of the new ASM were comparable to human skin when tested under dry and moist skin conditions. This development has potential for use as a test-bed in the development of devices that interact with the skin in a mechanical way.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | & 2016 Elsevier Ltd. 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/) |
Keywords: | Synthetic skin; Friction; Indentation; Human skin |
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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) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2017 11:41 |
Last Modified: | 14 Apr 2017 03:04 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2016.01.043 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.triboint.2016.01.043 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:112504 |