Investigation of the homogeneity of the distribution of sunscreen formulations on the human skin: Characterization and comparison of two different methods

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Teichmann, Alexa ^a   Pissavini, Marc ^b   Ferrero, Louis ^b   Dehais, Adeline ^b   Zastrow, Leonhard ^b   Richter, Heike ^a   Lademann, Jürgen ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b International R and D Center Monaco ^*  (Monaco)

Author keywords

High resolution sensor; Laser scanning microscopy; Microtopography; Skin replica; Sun protection; Sun protection factor

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SKIN; TOPOGRAPHY;

LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; SUN PROTECTION FACTOR;

DERMATOLOGY;

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; DERMOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 33847274592     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2409291     Document Type: Article

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