Skin viscoelasticity studied in vitro by microprobe-based techniques

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 553-559

  Jee, T ^a   Komvopoulos, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformation; Indentation; Skin; Stiffness; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT LOADS; DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR; ELASTIC STIFFNESS; INDENTATION DEPTH; STRATUM CORNEUM; TIME-DEPENDENT DEFORMATION; VISCO-ELASTIC BEHAVIORS; VISCOELASTIC CONSTANTS;

DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; INDENTATION; RATE CONSTANTS; SKIN; STIFFNESS;

VISCOELASTICITY;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREEP STRAIN; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; ELASTIC STIFFNESS; HISTOLOGY; HOLD TIME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INDENTATION SPEED; MAXIMUM INDENTATION DEPTH; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN VISCOELASTICITY; STRATUM CORNEUM; SWINE; VISCOELASTIC CONSTANT; VISCOELASTICITY;

DEFORMATION; INDENTATION; SKIN; STIFFNESS; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMIS; ELASTICITY; EPIDERMIS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84891828233     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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