Tekscan pressure sensor output changes in the presence of liquid exposure

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 612-614

  Jansson, Kyle S ^a   Michalski, Max P ^a   Smith, Sean D ^a   LaPrade, Robert F ^a,b   Wijdicks, Coen A ^a  

^a STEADMAN PHILIPPON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b THE STEADMAN CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee; Orthopaedics; Pressure Sensing Film; Sports Medicine; Tekscan

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CALIBRATED PRESSURES; CLINICAL PRACTICES; COMPRESSIVE LOADS; CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT; DRY ENVIRONMENT; HUMID AIR; INSTRON; KNEE; LIQUID SATURATION; MOIST ENVIRONMENT; PRESSURE SENSING; SALINE SOLUTIONS; STEADY STATE; TEKSCAN; TENSILE TESTING MACHINES;

MATERIALS TESTING APPARATUS; ORTHOPEDICS; PRESSURE SENSORS; SPORTS MEDICINE; TENSILE TESTING;

LIQUIDS;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; KNEE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LIQUID; PRESSURE SENSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; STEADY STATE;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PRESSURE;

EID: 84872595234     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.033     Document Type: Article

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