In vitro human skin model to evaluate water permeability and determine wound dressings' occlusivity

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-111

  Zhai, Xi ^a   Yokota, Miki ^a   Maibach, Howard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Copolymer; Human skin; In vitro; Occlusion; Transepidermal water loss (TEWL); Wound dressings

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN; SKIN WATER LOSS; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER RETENTION; WOUND DRESSING;

BANDAGES; CADAVER; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; WATER; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 34347378425     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15569520701212191     Document Type: Article

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