• DocumentCode
    544932
  • Title

    Engineering techniques to aid controlled tissue expansion in reconstructive surgery

  • Author

    Duffy, John S. ; Shuter, Mark

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Bradford, Bradford, UK
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
  • Firstpage
    1294
  • Lastpage
    1295
  • Abstract
    The elastic and viscous properties of tissue under controlled expansion have been studied. Results show close correlation with quasi-linear viscoelastic theory and suggest that predictive control over clinical expansion regimes may be viable.
  • Keywords
    biological tissues; biomechanics; elasticity; plastic flow; surgery; tissue engineering; viscoelasticity; controlled tissue expansion; elastic properties; engineering techniques; quasilinear viscoelastic theory; reconstructive surgery; viscous properties; Blood;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Paris
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0785-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761797
  • Filename
    5761797
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=544932