Wax-oil lubricants to reduce the shear between skin and PPE

Prolonged use of tight-fitting PPE, e.g., by COVID-19 healthcare workers leads to skin injuries. An important contributor is the shear exerted on the skin due to static friction at the skin-PPE interface. This study aims to develop an optimised wax-oil lubricant that reduces the friction, or shear,...

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Autores principales: Yap, Kian Kun, Murali, Manoj, Tan, Zhengchu, Zhou, Xue, Li, Luli, Masen, Marc Arthur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8173004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34078980
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91119-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8173004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34078980
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91119-0

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