Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 9 , Pages 1603-1610 , 2006

Characterization of the mechanical properties of skin by inverse analysis combined with the indentation test

  • Alexandre Delalleau

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Tribologie et Dynamique des Systèmes, UMR 5513, CNRS, ECL, ENISE, 58 rue Jean Parot, 42023 Saint Etienne Cedex 02, France
    • Institut de Recherche Pierre Fabre, CERPER Hôtel Dieu Saint Jacques, 2 rue Viguerie, BP 3071, 31025 Toulouse Cedex 3, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Laboratoire de Tribologie et Dynamique des Systèmes, UMR 5513, CNRS, ECL, ENISE, 58 rue Jean Parot, 42023 Saint Etienne Cedex 02, France. Tel.: +33477427535; fax: +33477427539.
  • ,
  • Gwendal Josse

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Tribologie et Dynamique des Systèmes, UMR 5513, CNRS, ECL, ENISE, 58 rue Jean Parot, 42023 Saint Etienne Cedex 02, France
  • ,
  • Jean-Michel Lagarde

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Tribologie et Dynamique des Systèmes, UMR 5513, CNRS, ECL, ENISE, 58 rue Jean Parot, 42023 Saint Etienne Cedex 02, France
  • ,
  • Hassan Zahouani

      Affiliations

    • Institut de Recherche Pierre Fabre, CERPER Hôtel Dieu Saint Jacques, 2 rue Viguerie, BP 3071, 31025 Toulouse Cedex 3, France
  • ,
  • Jean-Michel Bergheau

      Affiliations

    • Institut de Recherche Pierre Fabre, CERPER Hôtel Dieu Saint Jacques, 2 rue Viguerie, BP 3071, 31025 Toulouse Cedex 3, France

,Accepted 12 May 2005.

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PII: S0021-9290(05)00216-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.05.001

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 9 , Pages 1603-1610 , 2006