Influence of hydration and experimental length scale on the mechanical response of human skin in vivo, using optical coherence tomography

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 231-241

  Hendriks, F M ^a   Brokken, D ^b   Oomens, C W J ^a   Baaijens, F P T ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Finite element model; Non linear mechanical behaviour; Optical coherence tomography; Skin; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRATION; ULTRASONICS;

HUMAN SKIN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT);

SKIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DERMIS; DRY SKIN; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; EPIDERMIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRATION; HYPOTHESIS; IN VIVO STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; SKIN FUNCTION; SUCTION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WATER; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOREARM; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 7244240740     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2004.00077.x     Document Type: Article

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