Thickness measurement of soft tissue biomaterials: A comparison of five methods

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 829-832

  Lee, J Michael ^a   Langdon, Shari E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hall effect; Instrumentation; Mechanical testing; Pericardium; Soft tissue; Thickness

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; HALL EFFECT; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MECHANICAL TESTING; STRAIN GAGES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TISSUE CULTURE;

BOVINE PERICARDIUM; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE PROBE; HALL EFFECT PROBE; MITUTOYO NONROTATING THICKNESS GAGE; SOFT TISSUE;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE;

BIOMATERIAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FROZEN SECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0030175835     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(95)00121-2     Document Type: Article

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