title: Biaxial tension test of human skin in vivo.
abstract: The response of human skin to biaxial stretch tests in vivo was investigated and compared to the response to uniaxial tension. The results obtained illustrate the nonlinear, anisotropic, and viscoelastic (time-dependent) properties of skin under biaxial stretch. Preconditioning in the load-extension response was found not to be prominent. The results also suggest that the response of skin to a biaxial stretch in vivo is qualitatively similar to that in vitro. Values of the terminal stiffness and limit strain of skin under a biaxial stretch are found.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Wan Abas
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D003094:Collagen; D004548:Elasticity; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014472:Umbilicus
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen