Mechanisms of deep penetration of soft solids, with application to the injection and wounding of skin

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 460, Issue 2050, 2004, Pages 3037-3058

  Shergold, Oliver A ^a   Fleck, Norman A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep penetration; Finite element method; Fracture mechanics; Injection; Soft solids

Indexed keywords

RUBBER; SILICONE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; ENERGY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTRUMENTATION; MAMMAL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRESSURE; RADIUS; SKIN INJURY; SOLID; STORAGE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 17144364006     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2004.1315     Document Type: Article

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