Dew point effect of cooled hydrogel pads on human stratum corneum biosurface

Dermatology

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-39

  Xhauflaire Uhoda, Emmanuelle ^a   Paquet, Philippe ^a   Piérard, Gérald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cooling device; Electrometric property; Stratum corneum; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ADULT; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; COOLING; DEW POINT EFFECT; EXCISION; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMIDITY; HYDROGEL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MOISTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADULT; BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID; COLD; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 36348935107     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109356     Document Type: Article

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