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Effects of gel thickness and depth of needle insertion on the measured area of fiber alignment (average /- std
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posted on 2011-12-31, 20:19 authored by Margaret Julias, Lowell T Edgar, Helen M Buettner, David I Shreibererror). (A) 2 mm-thick and 4 mm-thick gels; (B) 6 mm-thick gels. For the same depth of insertion, thin gels demonstrated more alignment than thick gels. For both 4 mm- and 6 mm-thick gels, the alignment area increased as depth of insertion increased.
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Taken from "An assay of collagen fiber alignment by acupuncture needle rotation"
http://www.biomedical-engineering-online.com/content/7/1/19
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2008;7():19-19.
Published online 7 Jul 2008
PMCID:PMC2483714.
