In vivo measurement of the water content in the dermis by confocal Raman spectroscopy

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-141

  Nakagawa, Noriaki ^a   Matsumoto, Masayuki ^a   Sakai, Shingo ^a  

^a Kanebo Cosmetics Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confocal Raman spectroscopy; Dermis; In vivo; Water content

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED CHANGES; CONFOCAL RAMAN; CONFOCAL RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; DERMIS; DIURNAL CHANGES; EXPOSURE-TIME; IN-VIVO; IN-VIVO MEASUREMENT; LASER EXPOSURE; RAMAN SPECTRA; SKIN DEPTH;

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RESONANCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

WATER CONTENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DERMIS; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; WATER CONTENT;

AGED; AGING; BODY WATER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DERMIS; FOREARM; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954436832     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2009.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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