In vitro calibration of the capacitance method (Corneometer CM 825) and conductance method (Skicon-200) for the evaluation of the hydration state of the skin

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-113

  Barel, André O ^a,b   Clarys, Peter ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Calibration; Capacitance; Conductance; Hydration

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE;

ACCURACY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DESORPTION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; FILTER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRATION; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SIMULATION; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STRATUM CORNEUM; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0030920518     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.1997.tb00171.x     Document Type: Article

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