What is it about?
The characteristics of the finger are fundamental in friction and in touch
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Why is it important?
Your finger has a liquid layer on its surface (the hydrolipd-film). This layer is fundamental in the friction of your finger on a surface and. This layer is different for men and women.
Perspectives
The friction contrast has been correlated to percieved friction.
Professor Marie-Ange BUENO
Unoversty of Haute Alsace
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This page is a summary of: Influence of physico-chemical, mechanical and morphological fingerpad properties on the frictional distinction of sticky/slippery surfaces, Journal of The Royal Society Interface, August 2015, Royal Society Publishing,
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2015.0495.
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