On the orthogonal anisotropy of human skin as a function of anatomical region

Connective Tissue Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-160

  Reihsner, R ^a,b   Menzel, E J ^c  

^a LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

biomechanical anisotropy; collagen; Human skin; Langer cleavage lines; multiaxial biomechanical tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030484369     PISSN: 03008207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03008209609021498     Document Type: Article

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