In vivo simultaneous measurement of urea and water in the human stratum corneum by diffuse-reflectance near-infrared spectroscopy

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-199

  Egawa, Mariko ^a  

^a SHISEIDO RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heel; Near infrared spectroscopy; Stratum corneum; Urea; Water

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIES; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; FIBER-OPTIC PROBES; FOURIER TRANSFORM NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROMETERS; HEEL; HUMAN STRATUM CORNEUM; IN-VIVO; NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NIR SPECTROSCOPIES; NON-INVASIVE TECHNIQUES; PEAK HEIGHTS; PEAK WAVELENGTHS; SECOND DERIVATIVE SPECTRUM; SHORTER WAVELENGTHS; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENTS; STRATUM CORNEUM; TOPICAL APPLICATIONS; WATER BANDS; WATER MOBILITIES;

FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; INFRARED SPECTROMETERS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METABOLISM; REFLECTION; SKIN; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TEXTILES; UREA; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT;

WATER CONTENT;

UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NEAR INFRARED REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN SURFACE; STRATUM CORNEUM; TISSUE WATER; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER CONTENT;

ADULT; BODY WATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; UREA; WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249083964     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2009.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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