Qualitative detection of single submicron and nanoparticles in human skin by scanning transmission x-ray microscopy

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Graf, Christina ^a   Meinke, Martina ^b   Qi, Gao ^a   Hadam, Sabrina ^b   Raabe, Jörg ^c   Sterry, Wolfram ^b   Blume Peytavi, Ulrike ^b   Lademann, Jürgen ^b   Rühl, Eckart ^a   Vogt, Annika ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hair follicle; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Percutaneous penetration; Synchrotron radiation; X ray microscopy

Indexed keywords

AREAS OF INTERESTS; CORE PARTICLES; GOLD SHELLS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES; HUMAN SKINS; MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUES; PENETRATION PROCESS; PERCUTANEOUS PENETRATION; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING TRANSMISSION X-RAY MICROSCOPIES; SILICA PARTICLES; SILICA SHELLS; SINGLE PARTICLE DETECTIONS; SINGLE PARTICLES; SKIN SAMPLES; STRATUM CORNEUM; SUB MICRONS; SUPERFICIAL LAYERS; SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; SWISS LIGHT SOURCES; X-RAY MICROSCOPY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS; LIGHT; LIGHT SOURCES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SCANNING; SILICA; SKIN; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS; X RAY MICROSCOPES; X RAYS;

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

GOLD; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

GOLD; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING TRANSMISSION; NANOPARTICLES; SKIN;

EID: 62149086939     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3078811     Document Type: Article

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