Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 40, Issue 13 , Pages 3056-3059 , 2007

Can fabric sensors monitor breast motion?

  • Toni E. Campbell

      Affiliations

    • Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Bridget J. Munro

      Affiliations

    • Biomechanics Research Laboratory, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Gordon G. Wallace

      Affiliations

    • Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Julie R. Steele

      Affiliations

    • Biomechanics Research Laboratory, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61242213498; fax: +61242214096.

,Accepted 19 January 2007.

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PII: S0021-9290(07)00063-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.01.020

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 40, Issue 13 , Pages 3056-3059 , 2007

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