Characterization of the skin using capacitance imaging

Expert Review of Dermatology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-158

  Xhauflaire Uhoda, Emmanuelle ^a   Paquet, Philippe ^a   Quatresooz, Pascale ^a   Piérard, Gérald E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Skin capacitance imaging; Skin microrelief; Skin tumor; Stratum corneum; Transepidermal water loss; Wrinkle

Indexed keywords

ANTIPERSPIRANT AGENT; SURFACTANT;

ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; HYDRATION; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGING; KERATOSIS; MELANOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN CAPACITANCE IMAGING; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN SURFACE; SWEAT GLAND FUNCTION; VERRUCA VULGARIS; XEROSIS;

EID: 77951645824     PISSN: 17469872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/edm.10.11     Document Type: Review

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