In vivo characterization of the mechanical properties of human skin derived from MRI and indentation techniques

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 401-407

  Tran, H V ^a   Charleux, F ^b   Rachik, M ^c   Ehrlacher, A ^d   Ho Ba Tho, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

^b Centre Imagerie Médical Avancée   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

Author keywords

FEM; Hyperelastic; Identification method; Indentation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mechanical properties human skin

Indexed keywords

2-D MODEL; COMPRESSIBLE MATERIAL; HUMAN SKIN; HYPER ELASTIC; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; IN-VIVO; INDENTATION TEST; LEVENBERG-MARQUARDT ALGORITHM; MATERIAL MODELS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MRI IMAGE; MULTILAYERED MATERIALS; POST-PROCESSOR; SKIN LAYER; TWO-MATERIALS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INDENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MUSCLE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HARDNESS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SKIN; VISCOSITY;

ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; HARDNESS TESTS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 42449113974     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840701550287     Document Type: Article

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