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 |
| Summary: | 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 prepared by casting poly(vinylsiloxane) (PVS) rubber into a pre-fabricated negative template obtained by 3D printing. Friction tests were performed on a home-made test-rig. It was clearly shown that friction resistance can be considerably manipulated when using textured plungers. |
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| ISSN: | 2223-7690 2223-7704 |