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Cavitation rheology as a potential method for in vivo assessment of skin biomechanics

Chin, Michael S.
Freniere, Brian B.
Fakhouri, Sami
Harris, John E.
Lalikos, Janice F.
Crosby, Alfred J.
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Abstract

We propose cavitation rheology as a nondestructive method of assessing cutaneous biomechanical properties. Cavitation rheology may provide accurate in vivo evaluation of biomechanical changes during cutaneous wound healing or disease evolution.

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Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Feb;131(2):303e-305e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318278d79f Link to article on publisher's site

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10.1097/PRS.0b013e318278d79f
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Medical student Brian Freniere participated in this study as part of the Senior Scholars research program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

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