LSR Principle of Operation
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Characterisation of the Elasticity of the Human Vocal Fold using
Electromechanical Measurement Techniques
Characterisation of the Elasticity of the Human Vocal Fold using
Electromechanical Measurement Techniques
The Linear Skin Rheometer
The Laryngeal Tensiometer
LSR Principle of Operation
Shear Mode Operation
Force ~ Displacement Graph
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Indentor Mode
Results from Harvard - AQL 2003
Results from Wisconsin - 2005
Typical Experimental Setup
Vocal Fold Shear Modulus - Shear Model
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Vocal Fold Shear Modulus - Indentometer Model
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Male FemaleShear 1008 190 1237 384Indent 1000 230 1332 214
Summary of Shear Modulus Results
The Laryngeal Tensiometer
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Shear Strain
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Age Sex CofV Shear ModulusMean Pascals
36 F 15% 93337 F 19% 77728 F 11% 70170 F - 197228 F 10% 181952 F 27% 90163 M 22% 163755 M 17% 2225
Range of Shear Modulus Obtained from 8Volunteer Patients
First Suction results CofV = 3% & 8%
Spinning
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DSR
Elastic Variance with angle
Complete Vocal Fold
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Angle (90 = transverse)
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Anisotropic Behaviour Study
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Ligament & Muscle
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Complete 0.38
Ligament 0.53
Muscle 0.61
Ratio of Transverse to Longitudinal Stiffness
Implies LP is inherently anisotropic