Electronic Resource
Springer
Pflügers Archiv
342 (1973), S. 255-260
ISSN:
1432-2013
Keywords:
Skin
;
Elasticity
;
Aging
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Measurements of physical properties of the intact human skin are described. An analysis of the measurements yields parameters that characterize elastic, visco-elastic and plastic properties. Between 6 and 61 years the elastic component of the extensibility of the skin under torsional conditions increases with age. The visco-elastic and plastic components are constant up to an age of fourty; at higher ages they show a small tendency to increase. Moduli of elasticity of the intact human skin derived from the torsion measurements yield values between about 2×104 N/m2 and 105 N/m2, the highest values corresponding to the youngest age. From these values the moduli of elasticity of the elastic fibres in the living skin are estimated between about 2×106 N/m2 and 107 N/m2.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00591373
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