A compound sensor for biomechanical analyses of buttock soft tissue in vivo

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 433-443

  Wang, J ^a   Brienza, D M ^a   Yuan, Y W ^a   Karg, P ^a   Xue, Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Compound sensor; Interface pressure; Normal force; Pressure ulcer prevention; Tissue deformation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BUTTOCK; CERAMICS; DECUBITUS; FORCE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTATION; SENSOR; SOFT TISSUE; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

BIOMECHANICS; BUTTOCKS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; DEFORMATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLYMERS; SKIN; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

COMPOUND SENSORS; INTERFACE PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCERS; SOFT TISSUE;

BIOSENSORS;

EID: 0034352280     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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