Abstract:

In order to investigate the dependence of friction properties on gender and body parameters, friction experiments between fabrics (a group of woven fabrics and a group of knitted fabrics) and 20 volunteers’（10 male and 10 female）inside forearm skin are carried out with a fabric-skin friction tester. It is found that there is a significant difference of friction between female and male skin when rubbing with some fine and smooth fabrics. The dynamic friction between female skin and fabrics are significantly larger than the male’s. Gender difference basically has no influence on the coefficient of mean deviation of the dynamic friction between fabric and skin. In addition, there are not any significant differences of friction and their coefficient of mean deviation between fabrics and skin in terms of human body height, weight, age and body mass index within 20-30 age group.