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. 2017 Mar 1;12(3):e0172624. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172624

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Fig 1 — (A) A technical drawing of the massage head, showing the distance between the contact points of 2,5cm. (B): The massage head with 3 contact points used in in vivo study. (C) The massage head used in the ex vivo experiments, with only two massage points spaced 2,5cm apart. (D) The configuration set up for the ex vivo experiments: The Smart PROfile handle is connected to a micrometer staging system to control the position of the device on the skin. The pressure applied was measured with a scale and standardized at 80g. The entire set up was mounted on an anti-vibration table.