Ea. Amelina et al., ADHESION OF THE CELLULOSE FIBERS IN LIQUID-MEDIA - 1 - MEASUREMENT OFTHE CONTACT FRICTION FORCE, Colloid journal of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 60(5), 1998, pp. 537-540
An instrument to measure the friction forces in the contacts between i
ndividual fibers is described. Based on these measurements, the coeffi
cients of friction of cellulose fibers were determined in different me
dia: in air, water, and in the aqueous solutions of polyethyleneimine
(PEI). The dependence of the friction coefficient on the PEI concentra
tion in the solution was analyzed.