Structural and Material Properties of
Chicken Skin Regions
Name: Charlotte Tsui
Class: BE 210
It will be hypothesized that the mechanical and material properties of skin taken from three different regions—ventral, dorsal, and leg—of chicken skin will vary signifiicantly. Ultimate stress, ultimate strain, fracture stress, fracture strain, and Young’s moduli will be measured as before. Secondary objectives will be to investigate the effects of thickness—first, whether it varies across anatomical regions, and subsequently, how it changes mechanical properties regardless of the skin region. Strain hardening effects cause by dermis and epidermis layers will also be investigated.