Search Results - "Arakawa, Naomi"

Less Frictional Skin Feels Softer in a Tribologically Paradoxical Manner by Arakawa, Naomi, Saito, Naoki, Okamoto, Shogo

“…In general, the friction coefficient of a soft object, which has a low elastic modulus, is greater than that of a hard object. Briefly, friction and hardness…”
Get full text

Skin Sensory Assessors Highly Agree on the Appraisal of Skin Smoothness and Elasticity but Fairly on Softness and Moisturization by Saito, Naoki, Matsumori, Kohei, Kazama, Taiki, Arakawa, Naomi, Okamoto, Shogo

“…We tested the reliability of sensory evaluations of tactile sensation on bare skin and investigated the reliability among evaluation attributes by trained and…”
Get full text

Monte Carlo simulation of spectral reflectance using a multilayered skin tissue model by Maeda, Takaaki, Arakawa, Naomi, Takahashi, Motoji, Aizu, Yoshihisa

“…A nine-layered skin tissue model is newly developed for the Monte Carlo simulation of spectral reflectance. The derivation of the necessary parameters for each…”
Get full text

Assessment of Stickiness with Pressure Distribution Sensor Using Offset Magnetic Force by Kameoka, Takayuki, Takahashi, Akifumi, Yem, Vibol, Kajimoto, Hiroyuki, Matsumori, Kohei, Saito, Naoki, Arakawa, Naomi

“…The quantification of stickiness experienced upon touching a sticky or adhesive substance has attracted intense research attention, particularly for…”
Get full text

Talk to us about your skin: The relationship between spoken language and haptic exploratory procedures by Arakawa, Naomi, Watanabe, Tomoko, Fukushima, Kyoko, Matsumoto, Yuko, Nakatani, Masashi

“…Objective To enhance satisfaction, the cosmetics industry needs to clearly understand consumers' descriptions of their key tactile preferences. It is difficult…”
Get full text

The dynamic behavior of skin in response to vibrating touch stimuli affects tactile perception by Sakaguchi, Saito, Saito, Kaoru, Arakawa, Naomi, Konyo, Masashi

“…Background The tactile perceptions arising on the skin mediate representations of the body and perceptions of the external physical world. Thus, these tactile…”
Get full text

Stratum corneum compliance enhances tactile sensitivity through increasing skin deformation: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Sakaguchi, Saito, Saito, Kaoru, Arakawa, Naomi, Konyo, Masashi

“…Background Tactile sensation plays a crucial role in object manipulation, communication, and even emotional well‐being. It has been reported that the…”
Get full text

Sensory words may facilitate certain haptic exploratory procedures in facial cosmetics by Arakawa, Naomi, Watanabe, Tomoko, Fukushima, Kyoko, Nakatani, Masashi

“…Objective Many people want to have healthy facial skin. They tend to check their skin’s condition by touching their face with their hands. In the cosmetic…”
Get full text

Skin quality sensor to evaluate vibration and friction generated when sliding over skins by Saito, Naoki, Matsumori, Kohei, Kazama, Taiki, Sakaguchi, Saito, Okazaki, Ryuta, Arakawa, Naomi, Okamoto, Shogo

“…Objective The mechanical condition and tactile evaluation of skin are essential for the development of skin care products. Most of the existing commercial…”
Get full text

Femtosecond laser disruption of subcellular organelles in a living cell by Watanabe, Wataru, Arakawa, Naomi, Matsunaga, Sachihiro, Higashi, Tsunehito, Fukui, Kiichi, Isobe, Keisuke, Itoh, Kazuyoshi

“…Subcellular organelles in living cells were inactivated by tightly focusing femtosecond laser pulses inside the cells. Photodisruption of a mitochondrion in…”
Get full text

Softness sensor system for simultaneously measuring the mechanical properties of superficial skin layer and whole skin by Nakatani, Masashi, Fukuda, Toru, Arakawa, Naomi, Kawasoe, Tomoyuki, Omata, Sadao

“…Few attempts have been made to distinguish the softness of different skin layers, though specific measurement of the superficial layer would be useful for…”
Get more information

Cultural Differences in Mentally Evoked Haptic Exploratory Procedures between Asia, Europe, and North America by Arakawa, Naomi, Nakatani, Masashi

“…In the cosmetics industry, an understanding of the meaning of skin sensory words in foreign language is of critical importance to facilitate the development of…”
Get full text

Development of quantitative analysis for the micro-relief of the skin surface using a video microscope and its application to examination of skin surface texture by Arakawa, Naomi, Ohnishi, Hiroyuki, Masuda, Yuji

“…We developed a new analyzing method for characterizing a skin surface morphology image obtained easily by a video microscope. For the numerical analysis of…”
Get full text

Simultaneous Measurement of Skin Deformation and Perceptual Sensitivity Using Suction Pressure by Saito, Kaoru, Konyo, Masashi, Nagano, Hikaru, Sakaguchi, Saito, Arakawa, Naomi

“…The measurement of perceptual sensitivity can be used for the clinical diagnosis and assessment of skin conditions. However, conventional approaches to…”
Get full text