Accurate Simulation of Wound Healing and Skin Deformation

Feess, Stefan; Kurfiss, Kathrin; Fedkiw, Ronald P.; Michels, Dominik L.

Accurate Simulation of Wound Healing and Skin Deformation

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Date

2016

Authors

Feess, Stefan
Kurfiss, Kathrin
Fedkiw, Ronald P.
Michels, Dominik L.

Publisher

The Eurographics Association

Abstract

We devise a method for the accurate simulation of wound healing and skin deformation. This is based on adequate formulations modeling the underlying biological processes. Cell movements and proliferation are described by a biochemical model whereas a biomechanical model covers effects like wound contraction and the influence of the healing process on the surrounding skin. The resulting simulation framework is very efficient and can be used with realistic input parameters like those measured in biochemistry and biophysics. The accurate behavior of our approach is shown by reproducing regenerative healing processes as well as specific effects such as anisotropic wound contraction, scarring and scab formation. Its efficiency and robustness is illustrated on a broad spectrum of complex examples.

        @inproceedings{10.2312:sca.20161230
,
booktitle = {Eurographics/ ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Computer Animation
},
editor = {Ladislav Kavan and Chris Wojtan
},
title = {{Accurate Simulation of Wound Healing and Skin Deformation
}},
author = {Feess, Stefan and 
Kurfiss, Kathrin and 
Fedkiw, Ronald P. and 
Michels, Dominik L.
},
year = {2016
},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association
},
ISSN = {1727-5288
},
ISBN = {978-3-03868-009-3
},
DOI = {10.2312/sca.20161230
}
}