title: Determining mechanical properties of rabbit skin with light reflection technique verified with latex.
abstract: An experimental technique to evaluate the elastic limit for rabbit skin is developed and described. The experimental technique is designed to measure small changes in the normalized reflectivity as a function of applied stretch, with a laser wavelength of 632.8 nm and power of 1 mW. When the samples of rabbit skin are stretched, the reflectivity increases until a critical point (elastic limit) is reached. After this point, the curve drops off very quickly. The elastic limit for the male dorsal samples is less than that for the female samples, with an average strain of 14.4 and 34.6% in males and females, respectively. Moreover, our results show that the average slope of the regression lines is greater for the male dorsal samples than the dorsal female samples. This indicates that the male dorsal skin is rougher than that of the female.
authors.affiliation: University of Bahrain, Department of Physics, College of Science, P.O. Box 32038, Isa Town, Kingdom of Bahrain. l_Sakhnini@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Lama
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sakhnini
authors.forename: Maheen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dairi
authors.forename: Nafeesa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al-Taitoon
authors.forename: Muneer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Excel
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena / Q000379:methods; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004548:Elasticity; D005260:Female; D007840:Latex / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D010783:Photometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011817:Rabbits; D012737:Sex Factors; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D007840:Latex