Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 599-606 , June 2008

In vivo measurements of the elastic mechanical properties of human skin by indentation tests

  • C. Pailler-Mattei

      Affiliations

    • Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Laboratoire de Tribologie et Dynamique des Systèmes, UMR-CNRS 5513, France
    • Université Lyon 1, ISPB, EA 4169, Lyon F-69003, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Laboratoire de Tribologie et Dynamique des Systèmes, UMR-CNRS 5513, 36 Avenue Guy de Collongue, 69134 Ecully Cedex, France. Tel.: +33 4 72 18 62 91; fax: +33 4 78 43 33 83.
    • ,
  • S. Bec

      Affiliations

    • Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Laboratoire de Tribologie et Dynamique des Systèmes, UMR-CNRS 5513, France
    • ,
  • H. Zahouani

      Affiliations

    • Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Laboratoire de Tribologie et Dynamique des Systèmes, UMR-CNRS 5513, France

Received 7 March 2007 ,Revised 15 June 2007 ,Accepted 18 June 2007.

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PII: S1350-4533(07)00135-X

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.06.011

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 599-606 , June 2008

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