Measuring human skin buffering capacity: An in vitro model

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 470-475

  Zhai, Hongbo ^a   Chan, Heidi P ^a   Farahmand, Sara ^a   Maibach, Howard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid alkali aggression tests; Cadaver skin; Hydrochloric acid; Skin buffering capacity; Skin pH; Sodium hydroxide

Indexed keywords

ACID/ALKALI AGGRESSION TESTS; BASE SOLUTION; BUFFER SOLUTIONS; BUFFERING CAPACITIES; CADAVER SKIN; DIFFUSION CELLS; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN CADAVER SKINS; HUMAN SKIN; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; MICROLITERS; MODEL BASE; MODEL SOLUTION; NEGATIVE CONTROL; PH MEASUREMENTS; PH VALUE; PHOSPHATE-BUFFERED SALINES; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; TIME POINTS; WASHING PROCEDURES; WATER CONTROL;

ACIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEIONIZED WATER; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METAL ANALYSIS; PH EFFECTS; RESTORATION; SODIUM; WASHING;

SKIN;

GLASS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; PH MEASUREMENT; SKIN BUFFERING CAPACITY; SKIN FUNCTION;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; BUFFERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKIN; SKIN TESTS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

EID: 70350769016     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2009.00392.x     Document Type: Article

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