Mechanical properties of excised human skin

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 31 IFMBE, Issue , 2010, Pages 1000-1003

  Annaidh, A Ní ^a   Ottenio, M ^b   Bruyere K ^b   Destrade, M ^a   Gilchrist, M D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Lyon University   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Histology; Langer's Lines; Skin

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION CHARACTERISTICS; FAILURE STRAIN; HUMAN SKIN; LANGER'S LINES; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH; UNIAXIAL TENSILE TEST; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOPHYSICS; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; HISTOLOGY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRAIN ENERGY; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

STRAIN RATE;

EID: 77957990081     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-14515-5_255     Document Type: Conference Paper

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