TY - JOUR
T1 - Mechanical modeling of pimple growth
AU - LIAO, X.
AU - DENG, X.
AU - ZHU, L.
AU - SHI, X.
AU - XIAO, H.
AU - CHEN, X.
N1 - X.C. acknowledges the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11172231 and 11372241), Center for Advanced Materials for Energy and Environment at Columbia University ; X.L. and H.X. acknowledge the China Scholarship Council for the financial support.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Pimple is one of the most common skin diseases for humans, whose growth cause pain yet the corresponding mechanical analysis is lacking. A finite element model is developed to quantify the deformation field with the expansion of follicle, and then the mechanical stimulus is related to the sensation of pain during the development of pimple. Parametric studies show the dependence of mechanical stimulus and pain level on the pimple-surrounded structures, follicle depth and mechanical properties of the epidermis. The findings in this paper may provide useful insights on prevention or pain mitigation of pimples, as well as those related to other tissue growth and respective cosmetic concerns. © 2019
AB - Pimple is one of the most common skin diseases for humans, whose growth cause pain yet the corresponding mechanical analysis is lacking. A finite element model is developed to quantify the deformation field with the expansion of follicle, and then the mechanical stimulus is related to the sensation of pain during the development of pimple. Parametric studies show the dependence of mechanical stimulus and pain level on the pimple-surrounded structures, follicle depth and mechanical properties of the epidermis. The findings in this paper may provide useful insights on prevention or pain mitigation of pimples, as well as those related to other tissue growth and respective cosmetic concerns. © 2019
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.04.017
DO - 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.04.017
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 1751-6161
VL - 95
SP - 191
EP - 195
JO - Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
JF - Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
ER -