Abstract
The relationship between human sensation experienced in the use of a material and its physical properties was investigated for the case of writing with a ball-point pen containing water-based ink. Friction force microscopy (FFM) and a writing tester were used to measure friction in nano- and macro-scale, respectively, and their results were correlated with the smoothness of the act of writing. FFM allowed the determination of the optimum concentration of a specific lubricant to be incorporated in the ink to minimize the wear of the bearing material, although no significant relationship was observed with the writing tester. The nano-tribological measurements by FFM provide a significant means to understand the relationship between materials and the smoothness of the act of writing.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 149-153 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
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Nano-tribological study on the smoothness of writing with a ball-point pen using friction force microscopy. / Okuo, Hiroyasu; Asahi, Toru; Onoue, Takahiro; Osaka, Tetsuya.
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T1 - Nano-tribological study on the smoothness of writing with a ball-point pen using friction force microscopy
AU - Okuo, Hiroyasu
AU - Asahi, Toru
AU - Onoue, Takahiro
AU - Osaka, Tetsuya
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The relationship between human sensation experienced in the use of a material and its physical properties was investigated for the case of writing with a ball-point pen containing water-based ink. Friction force microscopy (FFM) and a writing tester were used to measure friction in nano- and macro-scale, respectively, and their results were correlated with the smoothness of the act of writing. FFM allowed the determination of the optimum concentration of a specific lubricant to be incorporated in the ink to minimize the wear of the bearing material, although no significant relationship was observed with the writing tester. The nano-tribological measurements by FFM provide a significant means to understand the relationship between materials and the smoothness of the act of writing.
AB - The relationship between human sensation experienced in the use of a material and its physical properties was investigated for the case of writing with a ball-point pen containing water-based ink. Friction force microscopy (FFM) and a writing tester were used to measure friction in nano- and macro-scale, respectively, and their results were correlated with the smoothness of the act of writing. FFM allowed the determination of the optimum concentration of a specific lubricant to be incorporated in the ink to minimize the wear of the bearing material, although no significant relationship was observed with the writing tester. The nano-tribological measurements by FFM provide a significant means to understand the relationship between materials and the smoothness of the act of writing.
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