High-frequency conductance measurement of the skin surface hydration state of dry skin using a new probe studded with needle-form electrodes (MT-8C)

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 173-176

  Sasai, Shu ^a   Zhen, Ya Xian ^a   Tagami, Hachiro ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capacitance; Dry skin; High frequency conductance; Probe; Skin surface hydration state; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRY SKIN; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MEASUREMENT; PSORIASIS; SKIN SURFACE; XEROSIS;

EID: 0030459937     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.1996.tb00146.x     Document Type: Article

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