Publications by authors named "Havar Junker"
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- Aging impacts the skin's biochemical and biomechanical properties, but there's a lack of studies connecting microscopic changes to macroscopic behavior over time.
- Using a murine model, researchers compared skin samples from newborn, adult, and aged mice through various mechanical tests and histological analyses, revealing notable differences in skin properties across age groups.
- Findings showed that while adult and aged skin had similar biomechanical characteristics, aged skin exhibited reduced tensile strength and stiffness, linked to changes in collagen content and cross-linking.
Non-invasive skin characterization devices are emerging as a valuable tool in clinical skin research. In recent years, the range of available experimental techniques and methods used to determine the biomechanical properties of skin has increased considerably. Although a substantial amount of work has been devoted to assessing the working principle of macroscopic skin characterization devices individually, a rationalization and comparison between them is still lacking.
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