Depth profiling of stratum corneum hydration in vivo: A comparison between conductance and confocal raman spectroscopic measurements

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 870-876

  Boncheva, Mila ^a   de Sterke, Johanna ^b   Caspers, Peter J ^b   Puppels, Gerwin J ^b  

^a Analysis and Perception Department   (Switzerland)

^b River Diagnostics BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conductance; Skicon; Skin barrier; Tape stripping; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM; TEST STRIP; WATER CONTENT;

ADHESIVES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; PROTEINS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; WATER; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 70349876321     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: 16000625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2009.00868.x     Document Type: Article

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