Spectral analysis of Delayed Luminescence from human skin as a possible non-invasive diagnostic tool

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 823-829

  Lanzanò, Luca ^a,b   Scordino, Agata ^a,b   Privitera, Simona ^a,b   Tudisco, Salvatore ^a,b   Musumeci, Francesco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL SUD   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging effects; In vivo skin measurements; Laser induced luminescence detection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXCITATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EYE BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OPTICS; PARAMETER; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN; SPECTROSCOPY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIME; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN;

EID: 36048958195     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-007-0156-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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