Non-invasive depth profile imaging of the stratum corneum using confocal Raman microscopy: First insights into the method

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 601-608

  Ashtikar, Mukul ^a   Matthäus, Christian ^b   Schmitt, Michael ^a   Krafft, Christoph ^a,b   Fahr, Alfred ^a   Popp, Jürgen ^a,b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beta carotene; Confocal Raman microscopy; Deuterated water; Skin penetration; Stratum corneum; Vertex component analysis

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CELLS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DRUG PENETRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; STRATUM CORNEUM;

BETA-CAROTENE; CONFOCAL RAMAN MICROSCOPY; DEUTERATED WATER; SKIN PENETRATION; STRATUM CORNEUM; VERTEX COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BETA CAROTENE; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; SKIN; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

EID: 84885961082     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: 18790720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2013.05.030     Document Type: Article

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