Study on Skin Motion from the Orientational Viewpoint of Collagen Fibers
【Supercategory：7. DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Subcategory：7.18 Vol.18】
The orientational distribution of collagen fibers in the entire calf skin was studied. The fiber orientation changed with changing position. The orientation angle and the degree of orientation determined by the microwave method corresponded to those determined by the conventional mechanical method.
It was found that the collagen fibers were mainly oriented parallel to the backbone and the legbones of the calf and that the skin motions such expansion and shrinkage were induced mainly in the direction perpendicular to the fiber orientation of collagen. The results suggest that the collagen fiber orientation closely relates to the motion of calf skin.
DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.18/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
It was found that the collagen fibers were mainly oriented parallel to the backbone and the legbones of the calf and that the skin motions such expansion and shrinkage were induced mainly in the direction perpendicular to the fiber orientation of collagen. The results suggest that the collagen fiber orientation closely relates to the motion of calf skin.
DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.18/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
| Researcher | Shigeyoshi Osaki |
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| University or institution | Shimane University |
Keywords
collagen fibers, calf skin, microwave method, fiber orientation