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Composite nature of fresh skin revealed during compression
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Alun Williams,
William G. Proud,
Katherine A. Brown
Bioinspired, Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 133 - 139
Swansea University Author:
Hari Arora
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DOI (Published version): 10.1680/bbn.14.00028
Abstract
Biological systems are subjected to moderate-to-high strain rates in blast-type traumatic injuries. An improved understanding of the responses of cells and tissues to extreme mechanical stresses could improve mitigation and post-injury treatment strategies. A key aim of this research is to create bi...
| Published in: | Bioinspired, Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials |
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| ISSN: | 2045-9858 2045-9866 |
| Published: |
2015
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa37200 |
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Biological systems are subjected to moderate-to-high strain rates in blast-type traumatic injuries. An improved understanding of the responses of cells and tissues to extreme mechanical stresses could improve mitigation and post-injury treatment strategies. A key aim of this research is to create biologically meaningful injury models of soft tissues. Here the authors examine the material and cellular properties of freshly harvested porcine skin in compression. The data presented suggest that fresh skin differentially responds low to moderate strain rates as a composite rather than that of a homogeneous polymer. The implications of this work are discussed in terms of creating improved analytical models to describe the material properties of fresh skin. |
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| Keywords: |
material properties ; modelling ; soft tissue |
| College: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| Issue: |
2 |
| Start Page: |
133 |
| End Page: |
139 |