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Minimum and maximum pressures, loading rates, and rest times for each type of tissue tested
| Human skin | Human skin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (slow) | (fast) | Bovine cornea | Porcine sclera | Bovine sclera | |
| Baseline pressure (kPa) | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.21 |
| Maximum pressure (kPa) | 5.52 | 5.52 | 6.21 | 6.00 | 4.00 |
| Loading rate (kPa/s) | 0.07 | 0.70 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Rest period (min) | 15.0 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
