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Friction-lowering capabilities and human subject preferences for a hydrophilic surface coating on latex substrates: implications for increasing condom usage

Personal lubricants can increase user satisfaction with male condoms by reducing friction and yielding a slippery sensation. However, lubricants pose disadvantages of dilution in physiologic fluids and sloughing away over repeated articulations. To address these drawbacks, a latex surface modificati...

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Autores principales: Cooper, Benjamin G., Chin, Stacy L., Xiao, Ruiqing, Buch, Karen, Kim, Ducksoo, Grinstaff, Mark W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6227966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30473805
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.180291