Investigation of friction condition between human skins at lower limb stump with different textiles

Human skin considered as an important organ in the human body since it works as a barrier between outside environment and the internal components, also it covers approximately two squared meter in total area and around 18% of human weight in adult. In case of lower limb amputation, the stump will be in direct and continuous touch with textile material in between the polymeric socket and stump itself, so to avoid skin injuries or ulcers which are causes if bad contact conditions occur for long time duration. In present work coefficient of friction of different textiles with in-vivo human skin for both male and female at the stump region are investigated, this specific contact area is influenced by many factors such as skin humidity, nature of the employed textile itself, temperature, and other factors. This paper will clarify how coefficient of friction varies together with different textile to provide comfortable ambient at this sensitive region.