The biomechanics of wounds at physiologically relevant levels: Understanding skin's stress-shielding effect for the quantitative assessment of healing

Wounds are responsible for the decrease in quality of life of billions of people around the world. Their assessment relies on subjective parameters which often delays optimal treatments and results in increased healthcare costs. In this work, we sought to understand and quantify how wounds at differ...

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Main Authors: Sara Medina-Lombardero, Connor Bain, Laura Charlton, Antonella Pellicoro, Holly Rocliffe, Jenna Cash, Robert Reuben, Michael L. Crichton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:Materials Today Bio
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259000642400022X