Water sorption and electrical properties of a human nail

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 142-146

  Martinsen, Ørjan G ^a,b   Grimnes, Sverre ^a,b   Nilsen, Simen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electrical admittance; Keratin; Nail; Sorption; Water

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; HYDRATION; SORPTION; WATER CONTENT;

ELECTRICAL ADMITTANCE; HUMAN NAIL; KERATIN;

TISSUE;

KERATIN;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; GRAVIMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMIDITY; NAIL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; TEMPERATURE; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER CONTENT;

BODY WATER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; NAILS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 42449107298     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2007.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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