کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
811190 1469140 2012 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Characterization of the anisotropic mechanical properties of excised human skin
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه سایر رشته های مهندسی مهندسی پزشکی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Characterization of the anisotropic mechanical properties of excised human skin
چکیده انگلیسی

The mechanical properties of skin are important for a number of applications including surgery, dermatology, impact biomechanics and forensic science. In this study, we have investigated the influence of location and orientation on the deformation characteristics of 56 samples of excised human skin. Uniaxial tensile tests were carried out at a strain rate of 0.012 s−1 on skin from the back. Digital Image Correlation was used for 2D strain measurement and a histological examination of the dermis was also performed. The mean ultimate tensile strength (UTS) was 21.6±8.4 MPa, the mean failure strain 54%±17%, the mean initial slope 1.18±0.88 MPa, the mean elastic modulus 83.3±34.9 MPa and the mean strain energy was 3.6±1.6 MJ/m3. A multivariate analysis of variance has shown that these mechanical properties of skin are dependent upon the orientation of the Langer lines (P<0.0001−P=0.046)(P<0.0001−P=0.046). The location of specimens on the back was also found to have a significant effect on the UTS (P=0.0002)(P=0.0002), the elastic modulus (P=0.001)(P=0.001) and the strain energy (P=0.0052)(P=0.0052). The histological investigation concluded that there is a definite correlation between the orientation of the Langer lines and the preferred orientation of collagen fibres in the dermis (P<0.001)(P<0.001). The data obtained in this study will provide essential information for those wishing to model the skin using a structural constitutive model.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials - Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 139–148
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