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Relationship between the Structure of Human Finger Tissue and the Location of Tactile Receptors.

Year: 1998

Type: article

Abstract: There are several tactile receptors in the tissue of human fingers.In this study we calculate in detail the deformation of finger tissue when a finger comes into contact with a rigid plate using a FE(finite element)model to clarify the reason for the precise location of the receptors.The FE model is constructed using measured geometry and meterial properties.As a result, we found that the strain energy is concentrated at the tactile receptor locations.When a frictional force is applied, the stress / strain is concentrated near the edge of the contact area.By calculating the stress / strain distribution using models with / without epidermal ridges / papillae, we found that the shape of the epidermal ridges / papillae influences the stress / strain distribution near the tactile receptors.

Source: JSME International Journal Series C

DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.41.94

Authors: Takashi MAENO, Kazumi KOBAYASHI, Nobutoshi YAMAZAKI

Language: English

Topic: Tactile and Sensory Interactions

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2027440346

FWCI: 0.776

Cites: 7

Cited by: 283

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