Tissue Mechanics

Alexander H. Cook T. (1976) Variation with age in the mechanical properties of human skin in vivo. In Bedsore Biomechanics. Ed. Kenedi R. M. , p. 109, Macmillan, London.

Barbenel J. C. Evans J. H. Finlay J. B. (1973) Stress-strain-time relations for soft connective tissues. In Perspectives in Bio-medical Engineering. Ed. Kenedi R. M. , p. 165, Macmillan, London.

Barbenel J. C. Jordan M. M. Nicol S. M. Clark M. O. (1977) The incidence of pressure sores within the Greater Glasgow Health Board area. Lancet, (ii), 548.

Brown I. A. (1973) A scanning electron microscope study of the effects of uniaxial tension on human skin. Br. J. Derm., 89, 383.

Comninou M. Yannas I. V. (1976) Dependence of stress-strain non-linearity of connective tissues on the geometry of the collagen fibres. J. Biomech., 9, 427.

Diamant J. Keller A. Baer E. L. H. M. Arridge R. G. C. (1972) Collagen; ultra structure and its relation to mechanical properties as a function of ageing. Proc. R. Soc., B, 180, 293.

Evans J. H. Barbenel J. C. (1975) Structural and mechanical properties of tendon as related to function. E. Vet. J., 7, 1.

Ferguson-Pell M. W. Bell F. Evans J. H. (1976) Interface pressure sensors. In Bedsore Biomechanics. p. 189, Macmillan, London.

Fernie G. R. (1973) Biomechanical aspects of the aetiology of decubitus ulcers on human patients. PhD Thesis, University of Strathclyde.

Finlay J. B. (1969) Scanning electron microscopy of the dermis under uniaxial strain. Biomed. Engng, 4, 322.

Fung Y-C. B. (1967) Elasticity of soft tissues in simple elongation. Am. J. Physiol., 213, 1532.

Jordan M. M. Clark M. O. (1977) Report on the incidence of pressure sores in the patient community of the Greater Glasgow Health Board area on 21 January, 1976, University of Strathclyde.

Kenedi R. M. Gibson T. Daly C. H. (1965) Bioengineering studies of the human skin. In Proc. Sym. on Biomechanics and Related Bioengineering Topics. Ed. Kenedi R. M. , p. 147, Pergamon, Oxford.

Lanir Y. Fung Y. C. (1974) Two dimensional mechanical properties of rabbit skin—I. Experimental System. J. Biomech., 7, 29. II. Experimental Results. J. Biomech., 7, 171.

Millington P. F. Gibson T. Evans J. H. Barbenel J. C. (1971) Structural and mechanical aspects of connective tissue. In Advances in Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 1. Ed. Kenedi R. M. , p. 189, Academic Press, New York.

Petersen N. C. Bittmann S. (1977) The epidemiology of pressure sores. Scand. J. Plast. Reconstr. Surg., 5, 62.

Ridge M. D. Wright V. (1965) A rheological study of skin. In Proc. Sym. on Biomechanics and Related Bioengineering Topics. Ed. Kenedi R. M. , p. 165, Pergamon, Oxford.

Stark H. L. (1971) The surgical limits of extension and compression of human skin. PhD Thesis, University of Strathclyde.

Tong P. Fung Y-C. (1976) The stress-strain relationship for the skin. J. Biochem., 9, 649.

Veronda D. R. Westmann R. A. (1970) Mechanical characteristics of skin—finite deformations. J. Biomech., 3, 111.

Viidik A. (1968) A rheological model for uncalcified parallel-fibred collagenous tissue. J. Biomech., 1, 3.