Applications of Raman spectroscopy to skin research

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 147-153

  Lawson, Emma E ^a   Edwards, Howell G M ^a   Williams, Adrian C ^a   Barry, Brian W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal; Biomedical; Human; In vivo, in vitro; Instrumentation; Raman spectroscopy; Skin

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REVIEW; SKIN; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 0030761164     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.1997.tb00179.x     Document Type: Review

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