An axisymmetric computational model of skin expansion and growth

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 177-188

  Socci, L ^a   Pennati, G ^a   Gervaso, F ^a   Vena, P ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ONCOLOGY;

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; GROWTH MODEL; SKIN EXPANSION;

SKIN;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GROWTH; HUMAN; IMPLANT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; SKIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TISSUE EXPANSION;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GROWTH; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SKIN; SOFTWARE; SURGERY, PLASTIC; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE EXPANDERS; TISSUE EXPANSION;

EID: 33947433265     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-006-0047-9     Document Type: Article

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