Accurately modeling skin's movement or change under given conditions is crucial to product development in the cosmetics industry. Why? It speeds up the R&D process and gives formulators a sense of whether the product is doing its job.
In relation, a new report from Tel Aviv takes a closer look at existing anisotropic models, to assess and refine their ability to simulate the mechanical response of facial skin subjected to deformation. According to the article abstract, physically realistic models of the human face have improved significantly in terms of anatomical accuracy, with better representations of mimetic muscles and realistic contacts and attachments between soft and bony tissues.