Introduction to skin biothermomechanics and thermal pain - Xu, Feng, 1980-; Lu, T. J. (Tianjian) (Beijing : Science Press : Heidelberg : Springer, 2011)
Introduction. Skin biothermomechanics and thermal pain. Skin structure and skin blood flow. Skin blood perfusion. Skin bioheat transfer. Skin bioheat transfer and thermal damage. Analysis of skin bioheat transfer. Skin bioheat transfer analysis with fourier model. Skin bioheat transfer analysis with non-fourier models. Skin biomechanics. Skin mechanical behaviour. Skin behaviour under stretch. Skin behaviour under compression. Skin failure. Skin friction. Skin biomechanics experiments: measurement and influence of different factors. In vivo measurements. In vitro measurements. Influence of different factors. Skin biomechanics modeling. Continuum models and phenomenological models. Structural models. Skin biothermomechanics. Introduction of skin biothermomechanics. Mechanism of thermal denaturation (shrinkage) of collagen. Properties variations due to thermal denaturation of collagen. Analysis of skin biothermomechanics. Theoretical analysis of thermal stress. Analysis with fourier bioheat transfer models. Analysis with non-fourier bioheat transfer models. Experimental characterization of skin biothermomechanics. Experimental methodology. Thermal denaturation of collagen in skin tissue. Hydrothermal tensile tests. Hydrothermal compressive test. Characterization of skin viscoelasticity with static tests. Skin thermal pain. Skin thermal pain mechanism. Definition of pain and pain pathways. Anatomy and physiology of nociceptors. Theories of thermal pain. Physiological features of pain sensation. Role of C and Aδ nociceptors. Influence of stimulus temperature on pain. Influence of nociceptors depth. Influence of temperature change rate on pain. Temporal summation. Influence of stimulus duration. Spatial summation. Hyperalgesia and tissue damage. Influence of origin of skin (different part in body). Influence of skin type. Gender difference. Influence of age. Skin thermal pain modeling. Model of transduction. Model of transmission. Model of modulation and perception.
Includes bibliographical references.
Keywords: Skin -- Diseases -- Thermotherapy; Skin -- Mechanical properties; Biomedical engineering; Heat -- Transmission; Skin Temperature -- physiology; Models, Biological; Sensory Receptor Cells -- physiology; Skin -- anatomy & histology; Skin Physiological Phenomena