Transfer of ultraviolet photon energy into fluorescent light in the visible path represents a new and efficient protection mechanism of sunscreens

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Vergou, Theognosia ^a   Patzelt, Alexa ^b   Richter, Heike ^b   Schanzer, Sabine ^b   Zastrow, Leonhard ^c   Golz, Karin ^c   Doucet, Olivier ^c   Antoniou, Christina ^a   Sterry, Wolfram ^b   Lademann, Juergen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c International Research and Development Center ^*  (Monaco)

Author keywords

homogeneity; laser scanning microscopy; sun protection factor; sunscreens; tape stripping; universal sun protection factor

Indexed keywords

HOMOGENEITY; LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; SUN PROTECTION FACTOR; TAPE STRIPPING; UNIVERSAL SUN PROTECTION FACTOR;

ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; LASER APPLICATIONS; PHOTONS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN HOODS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

FLUORESCENT DYE; FREE RADICAL; SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EMULSION; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTON; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; EMULSIONS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT DYES; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTONS; SKIN; SUN PROTECTION FACTOR; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 80054865997     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3631790     Document Type: Article

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