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Koppenol, D.C. (author)Dermal wounds are a significant global problem; although the treatment of these wounds has improved considerably over the last few decades, a treatment still does not result in a complete regeneration of the injured tissue. Instead, the final outcome of the healing process is scar tissue. The material properties of scar tissue are different from...doctoral thesis 2017
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Koppenol, D.C. (author), Vermolen, F.J. (author), Niessen, Frank B. (author), van Zuijlen, Paul P.M. (author), Vuik, Cornelis (author)A continuum hypothesis-based, biomechanical model is presented for the simulation of the collagen bundle distribution-dependent contraction and subsequent retraction of healing dermal wounds that cover a large surface area. Since wound contraction mainly takes place in the dermal layer of the skin, solely a portion of this layer is included...journal article 2016