Biomechanical monitoring of cutaneous sulfur mustard-induced lesions in the weanling pig model for depth of injury

Background/purpose: A sulfur mustard (SM)‐induced cutaneous injury model was developed in weanling swine to evaluate the efficacy of candidate treatment regimens. Lesions were assessed clinically and histopathologically. Histopathologic evaluation of lesions was a subjective and invasive assessment. Biomechanical engineering methods offer an objective and less invasive method to evaluate lesions. The purpose of this study was to use...