Biomechanical properties of the human soft palate

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 268-274

  Birch, M J ^a   Srodon, P D ^b  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; Palate; Poisson ratio; Viscoelastic; Young modulus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; EX VIVO STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT PALATE; TISSUE SECTION; VISCOELASTICITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PALATE, SOFT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 65949118692     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: 15451569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/08-012.1     Document Type: Article

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