Preparation of Artificial Skin that Mimics Human Skin Surface and Mechanical Properties
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- Shimizu Rana
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University
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- Nonomura Yoshimune
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University
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Abstract
<p>We have developed an artificial skin that mimics the morphological and mechanical properties of human skin. The artificial skin comprises a polyurethane block possessing a microscopically rough surface. We evaluated the tactile sensations when skin-care cream was applied to the artificial skin. Many subjects perceived smooth, moist, and soft feels during the application process. Cluster analysis showed that these characteristic tactile feels are similar to those when skin-care cream is applied to real human skin. Contact angle analysis showed that an oil droplet spread smoothly on the artificial skin surface, which occurred because there were many grooves several hundred micrometers in width on the skin surface. In addition, when the skin-care cream was applied, the change in frictional force during the dynamic friction process increased. These wetting and frictional properties are important factors controlling the similarity of artificial skin to real human skin.</p>
Journal
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- Journal of Oleo Science
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Journal of Oleo Science 67 (1), 47-54, 2018
Japan Oil Chemists' Society
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390282679069675136
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- NII Article ID
- 130006301060
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- NII Book ID
- AA11503337
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- ISSN
- 13473352
- 13458957
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- NDL BIB ID
- 028728387
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- PubMed
- 29238031
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
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