Abstract: Described herein is a synthetic skin tissue and methods of forming same. The synthetic skin tissue comprises a lower adhesive surface that is self-adhesive on human skin and an upper training surface preferably displaying a simulated wound. The synthetic skin tissue comprises platinum catalyst silicone, a siloxane polymer silicone, and a low-viscosity deadener. Advantageously the synthetic skin tissue can be applied repeatably on a mannequin, a training phantom and/or a standardized patient's skin. Preferably the synthetic skin tissue possesses desired properties such as elastic, human skin-like texture, paintable, pierceable, suturable, washable, stain-resistant and hypoallergenic, making it a great product for repeated uses in medical training.

Abstract: Systems and methods for testing and validating fatigue life of a complex structure includes determining flight loads acting on the complex structure, identifying fatigue sensitive points in the complex structure in response to the flight loads acting on the complex structure, grouping the fatigue sensitive points into a plurality of families, selecting at least one representative fatigue sensitive point from each family, creating at least one detail specimen that replicates the representative fatigue sensitive point from each family, fatigue testing the detail specimens, and comparing results determined in response to fatigue testing the detail specimens to the determined flight loads.