Comparison of transepidermal water loss (TEWL) measurements with two novel sensors based on different sensing principles

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-72

  Mündlein, Martin ^a   Valentin, Bernhard ^a   Chabicovsky, Rupert ^a   Nicolics, Johann ^a   Weremczuk, Jerzy ^b   Tarapata, Grzegorz ^b   Jachowicz, Ryszard ^b  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Closed chamber method; Conductance type humidity sensor; Dew point hygrometer; TEWL; Water evaporation rate

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; EVAPORATION; HUMIDITY SENSORS; HYGROMETERS;

CLOSED CHAMBER METHODS; CONDUCTANCE TYPE HUMIDITY SENSORS; DEW POINT HYGROMETERS; TRANSEPIDERMAL WATER LOSS; WATER EVAPORATION RATE;

BIOSENSORS;

EID: 38849150313     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.04.012     Document Type: Article

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