Correlation of transepidermal water loss with skin barrier properties in vitro: Comparison of three evaporimeters

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-15

  Elkeeb, Rania ^a   Hui, Xiaoying ^a   Chan, Heidi ^a   Tian, Lilian ^a   Maibach, Howard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaporimeter; Skin barrier integrity; Transepidermal water loss (TEWL); Tritiated water permeation

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED DOSE; BARRIER PROPERTIES; CLOSED CHAMBERS; DERMATOMED HUMAN SKINS; DIFFUSION CELLS; EVAPORIMETRY; FLOWTHROUGH; FLUX RATES; IN-VITRO; MEASUREMENT CAPACITY; RAPID ASSESSMENT; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN WATER BARRIERS; TRANSEPIDERMAL WATER LOSS; TRANSEPIDERMAL WATER LOSS (TEWL); TRITIATED WATER;

DRUG PRODUCTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

CEMENTS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVAPORATION; EVAPORIMETER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN WATER LOSS; WATER PERMEABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TRITIUM; WATER; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73549090800     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2009.00406.x     Document Type: Article

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