Skin capacitance imaging, a new technique for investigating the skin surface

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 500-506

  Lévêque, Jean Luc ^a   Xhauflaire Uhoda, Emmanuelle ^a   Piérard, Gérald E ^a  

^a University Hospital of Liège ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Capacitance; Hydration; Microrelief; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADNEXA DISEASE; AGING; APPARATUS; HYDRATION; HYPERKERATOSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; KERATOSIS; REVIEW; SENSOR; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN SURFACE; STRATUM CORNEUM; SWEAT GLAND;

DERMATOLOGY; DERMOSCOPY; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRODES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SILICONES; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; SWEAT GLANDS;

EID: 33845240593     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2006.0037     Document Type: Review

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