Thermally damaged porcine skin is not a surrogate mechanical model of human skin

Abstract Porcine skin is considered a de facto surrogate for human skin. However, this study shows that the mechanical characteristics of full thickness burned human skin are different from those of porcine skin. The study relies on five mechanical properties obtained from uniaxial tensile tests at...

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Main Authors: Samara Gallagher, Uwe Kruger, Kartik Josyula, Rahul, Alex Gong, Agnes Song, Robert Sweet, Basiel Makled, Conner Parsey, Jack Norfleet, Suvranu De
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08551-z