Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 718-727 , July 2007

Finite element analysis of the penetrations of shear and normal vibrations into the soft tissues in a fingertip

Received 17 March 2006 ,Revised 30 June 2006 ,Accepted 4 July 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.07.005

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 718-727 , July 2007

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