Investigation on the capability of polysulphone for measuring biologically effective solar UV exposures

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 521-530

  Siani, Anna Maria ^a   Casale, Giuseppe R ^a   Modesti, Sarah ^a   Parisi, Alfio V ^b   Colosimo, Alfredo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b University of Southern   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; OZONE; POLYMER; POLYSULFONE P 1700; SULFONE;

ABSORPTION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; ERYTHEMA; FILM DOSIMETER; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SKIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ABSORPTION; ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; CHOLECALCIFEROL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ERYTHEMA; FILM DOSIMETRY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OZONE; POLYMERS; SKIN; SULFONES; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84894475868     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3pp50267h     Document Type: Article

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