Rubber plunger surface texturing for friction reduction in medical syringes
Abstract Friction is a genuine issue in the use of many medical devices involving rubbery materials such as plungers in medical syringes. This paper presents a new direction for the reduction of friction in medical syringes based on surface texturing of the rubber plunger. The specimens were prepare...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-10-01
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Series: | Friction |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40544-018-0227-5 |