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
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761797
