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NUMERICAL ANALISYS OF VISCOELASTIC MEMBRANES AND BIOMEMBRANES SUBJECTED TO EXPANSION
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ABSTRACT: TISSUE EXPANTION IS A WELL-KNOWN PLASTIC SURGERY TECHNIQUE. THERE ARE MANY WORKS ABOUT THE HISTOLOGIC BEHAVIOUR OF SKIN AFTER EXPANTION. SOME AUTHORS HAVE OBSERVED VISCOLELASTIC BEHAVIOR IN SKIN, BUT WE IGNORE A MATHEMATICAL STUDY OF THE SKIN SUBJECTED TO EXPANSION. THE PRESENT WORK HAS AS OBJECTIVE THE DETERMINATION OF A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR THE PHENOMENON AND ITS SOLUTION THROUGH NUMERIC METHODS. 
KEY-WORDS: BIOMEMBRANES, SKIN, VISCOELASTICITY, LARGE DEFORMATIONS
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Autores :
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Alvim, Cristina de Abreu 
Muniz, Larissa Braga 
Pamplona, Djenane Cordeiro 
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