A modified in vitro stripping method to automate the calculation of geometry of corneocytes imaged with fluorescent microscopy: Example of moisturizer treatment

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-219

  Li, Shuzheng ^a   Guz, Natalia V ^a   Sokolov, Igor ^a,b  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nanoengineering and Biotechnology Laboratories Center (NABLAB)   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated data processing; Corneocytes geometry; Fluorescent imaging; Moisturizer effect; Stratum corneum; Stripping method

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING; CORNEOCYTES; FLUORESCENT IMAGING; MOISTURIZER EFFECT; STRATUM CORNEUM; STRIPPING METHOD;

AUTOMATION; FLUORESCENCE; GEOMETRY; GLYCEROL;

DATA HANDLING;

GLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CORNEOCYTE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN EXAMINATION; SQUAMOUS CELL; STRATUM CORNEUM; STRIPPING METHOD;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; CELL SIZE; EMOLLIENTS; EPIDERMIS; FOREARM; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SOFTWARE; SOLVENTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SURGICAL TAPE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953118203     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2010.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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