Determination of the ultraviolet protection factor of textile materials: Measurement precision

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 223-229

  Laperre, J ^a   Gambichler, T ^b   Driscoll, C ^c   Bohringer B ^d   Varieras, S ^e   Osterwalder, U ^f   Rieker, J ^g   Camenzind, M ^h   Hoffmann, K ^a  

^a CENTEXBEL   (Belgium)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d Sympatex Technologies GmbH   (Germany)

^e Institut Textile de France   (France)

^f CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

^g Hohenstein Institutes   (Germany)

^h SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Measurement precision; Spectrophotometry; Textiles; UV protection

Indexed keywords

RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SUNSCREEN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MATERIALS TESTING; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION PROTECTION; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLAR RADIATION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEXTILE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0034845309     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0781.2001.170504.x     Document Type: Article

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