Characterization and selection of a skull surrogate for the development of a biofidelic head model.

This research paper explores the advancement of physical models simulating the human skull-brain complex, focusing on applications in simulating mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI). Existing models, especially head forms, lack biofidelity in accurately representing the native structures of the skull, limiting the understanding of intracranial injury parameters beyond kinematic head accelerations. This study addresses this gap by investigating the use of additive manufacturing (AM) techniques to develop biofidelic skull surrogates.