Frictional Coefficient under Banana Skin

• Mabuchi Kiyoshi

  School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University

• Tanaka Kensei

  School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University

• Uchijima Daichi

  Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kitasato University

• Sakai Rina

  School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University

Abstract

We measured the frictional coefficient under banana skin on floor material. Force transducer with six degrees of freedom was set under a flat panel of linoleum. Both frictional force and vertical force were simultaneously measured during a shoe sole was pushed and rubbed by a foot motion on the panel with banana skin. Measured frictional coefficient was about 0.07. This was much lower than the value on common materials and similar one on well lubricated surfaces. By the microscopic observation, it was estimated that polysaccharide follicular gel played the dominant role in lubricating effect of banana skin after the crush and the change to homogeneous sol.

Journal

• Tribology Online

  Tribology Online 7 (3), 147-151, 2012

  Japanese Society of Tribologists

Keywords

• banana skin
• frictional coefficient
• follicular gel lubrication
• biotribology

Details

• CRID: 1390282680247164416
• NII Article ID: 130002099856
• DOI: 10.2474/trol.7.147
• ISSN: 18812198
• ISSN: 1881218X
• Text Lang: en
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