Mechanism of pajama material on stratum corneum water content under mild cold conditions: Explored by hierarchical linear regression

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 412-416

  Yao, Lei ^a   Tokura, Hiromi ^a   Li, Yi ^a   Newton, Edwards ^a   Gohel, Mayur Danny I ^a   Chung, Waiyee J ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cotton; Hierarchical linear regression; Pajama material; Polyester fabric; Stratum corneum water content

Indexed keywords

COTTON FABRICS; LINEAR REGRESSION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY PERCEPTION; WATER CONTENT;

PAJAMA FABRICS; POLYESTER FABRIC; STRATUM CORNEUM WATER CONTENT;

FABRICS;

POLYESTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLOTHING; COLD CLIMATE; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COTTON; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN FUNCTION; SLEEP; STRATUM CORNEUM; THERMOREGULATION; WATER CONTENT; WETTABILITY;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CLOTHING; COLD; COTTON FIBER; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERCEPTION; POLYESTERS; POLYURETHANES; WATER;

EID: 34848927252     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2007.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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