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DrMarcMasen

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Reader in Tribology and Mechanical Engineering Design
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 7066m.masen

 
 
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Assistant

 

Mrs Chrissy Stevens +44 (0)20 7594 7064

 
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Location

 

668City and Guilds BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Korbeld:2020:10.1049/bsbt.2019.0015,
author = {Korbeld, K and Klaassen, M and Jobanputra, R and de, Vries E and Masen, M},
doi = {10.1049/bsbt.2019.0015},
journal = {Biosurface and Biotribology},
pages = {43--47},
title = {Effects of sebum properties on skin friction: investigation using a bench test},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/bsbt.2019.0015},
volume = {6},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The hydro lipid film is an emulsion of sweat and sebum that covers the surface of the human skin and affectsthe tribological properties of the human skin. This paper investigates the effects of the composition of thesebum on the average coefficient of friction. A range of simplified sebums was developed and the frictionbehaviour was investigated. Five realistic sebums showed a strong variation in friction results, indicatingthat interpersonal differences in frictional behaviour might have their origin in differences in sebumcomposition. A more detailed investigation employing controlled variations of individual ingredientsshowed that friction is highly sensitive to the amount of squalene in the sebum. The amount of fatty acids inthe sebum also showed some effects, whilst the amount of cholesterol does not appear to be relevant forthe friction behaviour. The main new outcome from this study is that the composition of sebum has asignificant effect on the friction response of skin in ways that are currently not yet fully understood.
AU  - Korbeld,K
AU  - Klaassen,M
AU  - Jobanputra,R
AU  - de,Vries E
AU  - Masen,M
DO  - 10.1049/bsbt.2019.0015
EP  - 47
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 2405-4518
SP  - 43
TI  - Effects of sebum properties on skin friction: investigation using a bench test
T2  - Biosurface and Biotribology
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/bsbt.2019.0015
UR  - https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/10.1049/bsbt.2019.0015
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/78025
VL  - 6
ER  -
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