A newly designed tensiometer.

: A newly designed tensiometer is described in detail. The tensiometer was used to test the tensile strengths of skin wounds on the trunks of 12 female laboratory Beagles at 5, 9, and 14 days after operation. The tensile strengths increased significantly from day 5 to day 14. The newly designed tensiometer could be used to obtain accurate in vivo measurements of the tensile strengths of skin wounds.