A structural model of the forced compression of the fingertip pulp

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 639-646

  Serina, Elaine R ^a,b   Mockensturm, Eric ^a   Mote Jr , C D ^a   Rempel, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of SSHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression; Fingertip; Finite deformation theory; Model; Pulp

Indexed keywords

BONE; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MODEL STRUCTURES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; STRAIN; STRESSES; TENDONS;

FINGERTIP PULP; FINITE DEFORMATION THEORY; FORCED COMPRESSION; TACTILE SENSING FUNCTIONALITY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BONE; COMPRESSION; FINGER; FORCE; GEOMETRY; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE; MUSCLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TENDON;

ALGORITHMS; BONE AND BONES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FINGERS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TOUCH;

EID: 0032124306     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(98)00067-0     Document Type: Article

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