• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.1361-1364
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• 2004

There is a need for fundamental understanding of biotribological characteristics of various biomaterials sliding against biological materials in order to develop a moving mechanism of medical microsystems having high energy efficiency. A special experimental equipment was designed and built to study the frictional behavior of various biomaterials sliding against a small intestine specimen of a pig. Friction experiments for six biomaterials were performed. Particularly, the effects of load and speed on frictional behavior were investigated. The results of this work will aid in the development of the actuator for a self-propelling micro-endoscope.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.161-162
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• 2007

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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• 1989.11a
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• pp.1-15
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• 1989

바이오트라이보로지(biotribology)란 생물학(biology)와 마찰학(tribology)의 합성어로서 그리이스어의 $\tau\rhoc\betao\sigma$(마찰하다)가 어원이며, 마찰 마모 윤활의 학술 용어 "tribology"가 영어로 된것은 1966년이다. 이때 마찰학이란 이학 또는 공학현상으로서 문제를 해석하는데 한정하였고 생물에 대한 문제까지 광범위하게 고려하지 못하였다. 1972년 영국 석유학회, 기계학회 그리고 Rheology 학회의 공동개최로 "윤활제의 레올로지" 회의가 열렸다. 거기서 Dowson 교수(기계공학)와 Right 교수(루마치스 의학)의 공동논문 "Bio-Tribology"를 발표해서 처음으로 그 용어를 제안하였다. Dowson 교수가 열거했던 바이오트라이보로지의 대상은 다음과 같다. (1) 기계에 사용되는 윤활제에 대한 미생물의 영향 (2) 인간의치의 마모 (3) 면도칼에 대한 저마찰 보호막의 작용 (4) 인체내의 유체수송(뇨관내의 유동기구, 타액의 운동, 혈액흐름) (5) 모세혈관내에서 적혈구의 운동과 혈장에서 그의 윤활작용 (6) 화상치료시 "정압기체 축수"적 부양 (7) 음식물을 씹을 때 타액의 윤활작용 (8) 관절기능의 윤활학적 연구 (9) 인공골두와 인공관절의 윤활학적 연구8) 관절기능의 윤활학적 연구 (9) 인공골두와 인공관절의 윤활학적 연구

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.167-170
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• 2013

The friction behavior of human skin is determined by the complex interplay of the material and surface properties of the skin, as well as the contacting material, and strongly depends on the contact parameters (e.g., pressure and sliding velocity) and the presence of substances such as water, sweat, or skin surface lipids at the interface. Including a study on the effect of a surface's physical roughness for skin sliding over the surface, various studies have been conducted to understand human tactile sensibility. However, to investigate products in relation to human tactile sensibility, more objective research is needed. This study performed sliding experiments between the skin and the surfaces of phone cases to understand how the texture, friction, and stick-slip characteristics are related. Eight phone case surfaces with different topologies and chemical (or mechanical) compatibilities with skin were prepared and tested multiple times.