Gravimetric method for in vitro calibration of skin hydration measurements

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 728-732

  Martinsen, Ørjan G ^a,b   Grimnes, Sverre ^a,b   Nilsen, Jon K ^a   Tronstad, Christian ^b   Jang, Wooyoung ^c   Kim, Hongsig ^c   Shin, Kunsoo ^c   Naderi, Majid ^d   Thielmann, Frank ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^d Application Science   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioelectric phenomena; Epidermis; Stratum corneum; Water

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HYDRATION;

ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS; EPIDERMIS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

SKIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVIMETRY; HUMAN; HYDRATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN ABSORPTION; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADULT; BODY WATER; CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; NORWAY; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN TESTS; WATER;

EID: 38349016468     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2007.912651     Document Type: Article

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