Measurement of oedema in irritant-exposed skin by a dielectric technique

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 235-240

  Miettinen, M ^a   Monkkonen J ^a   Lahtinen, M R ^b   Nuutinen, Jouni ^c   Lahtinen, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Delfin Technologies Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dielectric technique; Epidermal barrier; Fluid retention; Irritant skin; Skin oedema; Skin thickness; TEWL

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC TECHNIQUE; IRRITANT SKIN; SKIN OEDEMA; SKIN THICKNESS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DERMATITIS; HEALTH CARE; SWELLING;

SKIN;

CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; IRRITANT AGENT; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ERYTHEMA; FLUID RETENTION; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY METER; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PATCH TEST; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN IRRITATION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TIME; VOLUNTEER; WATER CONTENT;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BODY WATER; CLOBETASOL; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; EDEMA; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 33749465818     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0909-752X.2006.00162.x     Document Type: Article

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