Mapping liquid distribution in absorbent incontinence products

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 217, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 253-261

  Landeryou, M A ^a   Yerworth, R J ^a   Cottenden, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorbency; Incontinence; Incontinence pads; Modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; UROLOGY; ABSORPTION; DIGITAL STORAGE; LIQUIDS; MAPPING; MODELS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING;

ABSORBENCY; INCONTINENCE PADS MATERIALS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; FLUIDS;

ABSORPTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAPER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICS; REVIEW; THERMOGRAPHY; TRANSDUCER; URINALYSIS; URINE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ABSORPTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INCONTINENCE PADS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATERIALS TESTING; OPTICS; RHEOLOGY; THERMOGRAPHY; TRANSDUCERS; URINALYSIS; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINE;

ABSORBENCY; GRAVIMETRIC METHODS; IMPROVED TECHNIQUES; INCONTINENCE; INCONTINENCE PADS; INCONTINENCE PRODUCTS; LIQUID DISTRIBUTION; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0041842401     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441103322060703     Document Type: Article

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