Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 5 , Pages 879-886, 22 March 2010

Finite element analysis of barbed sutures in skin and tendon tissues

  • N.P. Ingle

      Affiliations

    • Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science, College of Textiles, 2401 Research Drive, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8301, USA
    • Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill, Raleigh, NC 27695-7115, USA
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  • M.W. King

      Affiliations

    • Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science, College of Textiles, 2401 Research Drive, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8301, USA
    • College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science, College of Textiles, 2401 Research Drive, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8301, USA. Tel.: +19192912563; fax: +19195156532.
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  • M.A. Zikry

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7910, USA

Accepted 7 November 2009. published online 04 January 2010.

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PII: S0021-9290(09)00648-4

doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.11.012

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 5 , Pages 879-886, 22 March 2010

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