New extensometer to measure in vivo uniaxial mechanical properties of human skin

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 931-936

  Lim, K H ^a,b   Chew, C M ^b   Chen, P C Y ^b   Jeyapalina, S ^b   Ho, H N ^b   Rappel, J K ^b   Lim, B H ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; Extensometer; In vivo; Skin flap; Skin measurement device

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DECISION MAKING; DILATOMETERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORCE MEASUREMENT; TISSUE;

BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; DIMENSIONAL BEHAVIOUR; PIG SKINS; SKIN ELASTICITY; SKIN FLAPS;

SKIN;

RUBBER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELASTICITY; EXTENSOMETER; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN; SKIN STRUCTURE; SKIN SURFACE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; RUBBER; SKIN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUS SCROFA; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 40249092828     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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