Abstract

The study of the mechanical properties of human skin is a key point to better understand surgery, skin ageing and pathologies. As the skin is a living tissue, it must be studied in vivo, hence analytical solutions are really difficult to obtain. In this study, a new stochastic inverse method for the identification of its mechanical properties is proposed. The developed optimization method is first presented. It is based on an iterative stochastic approach which ensures the identification of a global extremum. The suction actual case study is then analysed through comparisons between experimental data and finite element models of this test. Only the elastic components of the skin are considered here. The solutions for the recursive least squares and Gauss-Newton's problems are finally compared with the proposed approach to conclude this study and to briefly present our future works.

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