APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING IN VIVO BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SKIN
LIM KENG HUI POSTON TIMOTHY HO HOAN NGHIA CHEW CHEE MENG CHEN CHAO YU PETER JEYAPALINA SUJEEVINI LIM BENG HAI
LIM KENG HUI
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An assembly for measuring in vivo biomechanical properties of skin, comprising a testing device, said testing device comprising; a first pad attachable to the skin a second pad attachable to the skin, at a known distance from the first pad; said attachability of the pads to the skin to prevent relative movement between the respective pad and the skin to which it is attached; a forcing means for applying a force to the first pad, whilst said pads are attached to the skin, along a first axis connecting the first and second pad, to induce a corresponding relative movement between the pads due to deformation of the skin between said pads; a force measurement device for measuring the applied force, and; a displacement measurement device for measuring the corresponding induced movement.
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2011-12-29
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