A tactile sensor for detection of physical properties of human skin in vivo

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 147-153

  Lindahl, O A ^a   Omata, S ^b   Angquist K A ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELASTICITY; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; SKIN; STIFFNESS; VIBRATORS;

TACTILE SENSORS;

BIOSENSORS;

COSMETIC; SILICONE;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAPAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PIEZOELECTRICITY; RIGIDITY; SKIN DISEASE; SWEDEN; THIXOTROPY; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

EID: 0032126579     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03091909809032532     Document Type: Article

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