• TWO DIMENSIONAL MATHEMATICAL MODEL TO STUDY THERMAL CHANGES AFTER AN ABNORMALITY DURING HEALING

Abstract

Skin is the largest organ of the integumentary system plays an important role to maintain the body core temperature (Tb) at 37°C. Any disturbance in the temperature regulation may cause lots of abnormality in the body. Paper deals with the study of thermal variation of tissues of human peripheral region using finite element method during wound healing process after plastic surgery. Study of complex biological system needs more accuracy to interpret results. Mathematical model is developed by incorporating physiological parameters like thermal conductivity, rate of metabolism, blood mass flow rate, latent heat, rate of evaporation etc as they are very important aspects during the process and play an important role. The temperature variations are noted for tissue of donor site (normal region) as well as tissues after surgery (abnormal region). The information obtained from this model can be of great use for biomedical scientists for application in treatment of various diseases as well as helpful to develop protocols for medical purpose