Influence of probe application pressure on in vitro and in vivo capacitance (Corneometer CM 825 ®) and conductance (Skicon 200 EX ®) measurements

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 445-450

  Clarys, Peter ^a   Clijsen, Ron ^b   Barel, André O ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Thim van der Laan   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Conductance; Corneometer; Hydration; Probe pressure; Skicon

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION FILTERS; CONDUCTANCE METHOD; CONSTANT PRESSURES; CORNEOMETER; DRY SKIN; HIGH PRESSURE; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; LOW PRESSURES; NORMAL SKIN; PRESSURE DEPENDENT; PROBE PRESSURE; SKICON; SKIN SURFACES; SPRING SYSTEM;

CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; HYDRATION; PROBES;

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

ALCOHOL;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPACITANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDUCTANCE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PRESSURE; PROBE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLS; BODY WATER; CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053572994     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2011.00516.x     Document Type: Article

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