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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Main Authors: Haytam Kasem, Harel Shriki, Lihi Ganon, Michael Mizrahi, Kareem Abd-Rbo, Abraham J. Domb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-10-01
Series:Friction
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40544-018-0227-5