Determination of the mechanical properties of the skin of pig foetuses with respect to its structure

• Autorzy: Żak M. , Kuropka P. , Kobielarz M. , Dudek A. , Kaleta-Kuratewicz K. , Szotek S.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Skin is an important barrier protecting the organism against external environmental factors. Determination of its mechanical characteristics as regards its structure has significant scientific and application value. In this work, uniaxial tensile tests were conducted to determine the basic mechanical parameters of skin with respect to its structure. The subject of the study were skin samples taken from domestic pig foetuses. They were excised from different parts of body, in the direction parallel to the long axis of the body. Regardless of the sampling site, the tests revealed no significant differences in the values of the maximum tensile strength (2.08 +- 0.25 MPa) and the conventional Young's modulus (5.87 +- 1.52 MPa). The mechanical and structural tests confirmed that regardless of the sampling region the skin of domestic pig foetuses may constitute a human skin substitute model.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

skin; uniaxial tensile test; mechanical properties; histology; animal specimens

PL

skóra; test jednoosiowego rozciągania; właściwości mechaniczne; histologia; okazy zwierząt

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Czasopismo: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: Vol. 13, no. 2
• Strony: 37--43
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 30 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Żak M.

autor

Kuropka P.

autor

Kobielarz M.

autor

Dudek A.

autor

Kaleta-Kuratewicz K.

autor

Szotek S.

• Division of Biomedical Engineering and Experimental Mechanics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wrocław University of Technology

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