Comparison of closed chamber and open chamber evaporimetry

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-54

  Cohen, Jason C ^a   Hartman, D G ^a   Garofalo, M J ^a   Basehoar, A ^a   Raynor, B ^a   Ashbrenner, E ^a   Akin, F J ^a  

^a KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed chamber; Evaporimetry; Open chamber; TEWL

Indexed keywords

AIR CURRENTS; CLOSED CHAMBER; CLOSED CHAMBERS; EVAPORIMETRY; HIGH WATER; OPEN CHAMBER; SEALED CHAMBERS; TEST CONDITION; TEWL; TRANSEPIDERMAL WATER LOSS; VERTICAL POSITIONS; WATER LOSS; WATER LOSS RATES;

CEMENTS; HYDRATES; INSTRUMENT TESTING; MOTOR BOATS; SKIN;

WATER VAPOR;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLOSED CHAMBER EVAPORIMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVAPORATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; OPEN CHAMBER EVAPORIMETRY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; SKIN WATER LOSS; WATER VAPOR; BODY WATER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN TEST; THERMOREGULATION;

WATER;

BODY WATER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN TESTS; WATER; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 63449104130     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2008.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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