A new method to test axial and transverse tensile properties of skin was developed to improve our understanding of skin mechanical behavior, and how it changes following injury and formation of a scar. Skin tissue was evaluated at 70 days following full-thickness wounding in juvenile female pigs (N=14). Samples were taken in the axial (cranial-caudal) and transverse (dorsal-ventral) directions, for both scar tissue and uninjured skin, and were evaluated mechanically in vitro using a protocol of stress relaxation followed by tensile failure. Uninjured skin was more compliant, with a larger toe-in region, and faster load relaxation, in the axial direction than the transverse. Such directional differences were not present in high-load responses, such as linear stiffness or failure properties. When compared with uninjured skin, scars displayed a similar linear stiffness, with considerably reduced failure properties, and reduced low-load compliance. Scars showed no directional differences in low-load behavior, viscous response, or failure properties. These findings suggest morphological changes that may occur with injury that are consistent with the viscoelastic and directional changes observed experimentally. This improved understanding of how injury affects skin biomechanical function provides valuable information necessary for the design of successful grafting procedures and tissue-engineered skin replacements.
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