Research data supporting the PhD dissertation 'When Friction Meets Function: Engineering Medical Instruments with Friction to Glide, Grip and Propel'

This dataset contains the experimental data underlying the doctoral dissertation 'When Friction Meets Function: Engineering Medical Instruments with Friction to Glide, Grip and Propel' by Mostafa A. Atalla (2026). The dissertation explores methods to actively control friction of medical instruments to enhance or enable new functionalities. The dataset includes data acquired from experiments to validate the methods/designs put forward in this dissertation and assess their applicability/performance for relevant medical applications.