What level of protection can be obtained using sun protective clothing? Determining effectiveness using an in vitro method

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 397, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 144-146

  Ghazi, S ^a   Couteau, C ^a   Coiffard, L J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Clothing; In vitro testing; Protection; UVA; UVB

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

CLOTHING; COLOR; DOSAGE FORMS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TEXTILES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 77955984077     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2010.06.022     Document Type: Article

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