Tomlins, P; Petrie, H*; King, N*; Crocker, L E; Gee, M G; Dean, G D; Rides, M (2006) Predicting and measuring the feel of soft-touch thermoplastic elastomers. Measurement Good Practice Guide. 86

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Abstract

This Guide presents guidance for good practice in the psychological assessment and physical characterisation of soft touch materials. It covers The establishment of sensory evaluation groups, Determination of a common vocabulary for psychological assessment, Determination of psychologically relevant physical characteristics of soft-touch materials, Methods for deriving psychophysical relationships, Predictions of the ‘hardness’ of soft-touch materials using mathematical models (Finite element analysis). Example results are presented to illustrate the above methods.

Item Type:	Report/Guide (Measurement Good Practice Guide)
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Keywords:	polymers, soft metrology, hardness, modelling
Subjects:	Advanced Materials Advanced Materials > Biomaterials
Last Modified:	23 Feb 2026 09:23
URI:	https://eprintspublications.npl.co.uk/id/eprint/3448