Impact of Skin Hyper- and Visco-elastic Properties on Neural Mechanotransduction of the Slowly Adapting Type I Afferent

Author:
Wang, Yuxiang, Systems Engineering - School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia
Advisor:
Gerling, Gregory, Department of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia
Degree:
MS (Master of Science)
Keywords:
somatosensory afferent, skin mechanics, touch, finite element analysis, tactile, biomechanics, neurophysiology, compression, mechanoreceptor
Language:
English
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Issued Date:
2012/11/28