Evaluation of Aging Effects on Skin Wrinkle by Finite Element Method

Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 368-379

  Kuwazuru, Osamu ^a   Saothong, Jariyaporn ^b   Yoshikawa, Nobuhiro ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Department of Mathematics   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aging; Finite Element Method; Linear Buckling; Skin; Wrinkle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867542706     PISSN: 18809863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jbse.3.368     Document Type: Article

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