A nonlinear elastic behavior to identify the mechanical parameters of human skin in vivo

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 152-164

  Delalleau, A ^a,b   Josse, Gwendal ^b   Lagarde, J M ^b   Zahouani, H ^a   Bergheau, J M ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE PIERRE FABRE   (France)

Author keywords

Finite element; Human skin; In vivo; Inverse method; Nonlinear elasticity; Suction test

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INVERSE PROBLEMS; KALMAN FILTERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GAUSS-NEWTON'S METHODS; NEO-HOOKEAN'S LAWS; NONLINEAR ELASTICITY; SUCTION TEST;

SKIN;

ALGORITHM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOREARM; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MECHANICS; SIMULATION;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TESTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VACUUM;

EID: 42449092879     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2007.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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