A portable pen-sized instrumentation to measure stiffness of soft tissues in vivo.
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SUBMITTER: Li Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7801673 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
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A portable pen-sized instrumentation to measure stiffness of soft tissues in vivo.
Li Zhengwei Z Tofangchi Alireza A Stavins Robert A RA Emon Bashar B McKinney Ronald D RD Grippo Paul J PJ Saif M Taher A MTA
Scientific reports 20210111 1
Quantitative assessment of soft tissue elasticity is crucial to a broad range of applications, such as biomechanical modeling, physiological monitoring, and tissue diseases diagnosing. However, the modulus measurement of soft tissues, particularly in vivo, has proved challenging since the instrument has to reach the site of soft tissue and be able to measure in a very short time. Here, we present a simple method to measure the elastic modulus of soft tissues on site by exploiting buckling of a l ...[more]
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