Bioengineering and the Skin: Based on the Proceedings of the European Society for Dermatological Research Symposium, held at the Welsh National School of Medicine, Cardiff, 19–21 July 1979 - Rilegato

Marks, R.

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ISBN 10: 0852003145 ISBN 13: 9780852003145

Casa editrice: MTP Press Limited, 1982

Riassunto

The International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin was formed in Cardiff in ] uly 1979 in response to the wishes of the delegates who had attended the first International Symposium on the subject in Miami in 1976 and the second in Cardiff 3 years later.

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Contenuti

Preliminary Considerations.- 1 Experiments and analyses: A retrospect.- 2 International standards for instruments, measurement methods and units for determination of physical properties and function of skin.- Mechanical Properties.- 3 Effects of fractionated doses of X-irradiation on the mechanical properties of skin: A long-term study.- 4 Flexural properties of human fingernails.- 5 Effects of treatment with prednisolone and PUVA on the mechanical properties of human skin in vivo.- 6 In vivo measurement of some elastic properties of human skin.- 7 A resonance frequency technique to determine the energy absorbed in stratum corneum in vivo.- 8 The mechanics of stratum corneum plasticization with water.- 9 Photosclerosis induced by long wave length ultraviolet light and psoralens.- 10 Skin surface patterns and the directional mechanical properties of the dermis.- 11 The fibrous structure of the skin and its relation to mechanical behaviour.- 12 Mechanical properties of rat skin at high and low loads. Influence of age and desmotrophic drugs.- 13 Point impedance characterisation of soft tissues in vivo.- 14 The gas bearing electrodynamometer applied to measuring mechanical changes in skin and other tissues.- 15 International standardization of instruments used to determine mechanical properties of human skin.- 16 Changes in the mechanical properties of intact guinea-pig skin resulting from ultraviolet irradiation.- 17 The alinear viscoelastic properties of human skin in vivo related to sex and age.- 18 The rheologic properties of human skin and scar tissue.- Measurements of Function and Dimension.- 19 Indirect measures of transepidermal water loss.- 20 Dermatological applications of the Magiscan image analyzing computer.- 21 A modified photometric technique for measuring sebum excretion rate.- 22 Determination in vivo of water concentration profile in human stratum corneum by a photoacoustic method.- 23 Epidermal water and electrolyte content and the thermal, electrical and mechanical properties of skin.- 24 Xeroradiographic and ultrasound techniques in the assessment of skin disorder.- 25 Is there a relationship between corneocyte size and stratum corneum function in vivo?.- 26 Relationship of intracorneal cohesion to rates of desquamation in scaling disorders.- 27 Propagation of waves in hair.- Thermal, Acoustic, Optical and Electrical Properties.- 28 Optical radiation transfer in the human skin and applications in in vivo remittance spectroscopy.- 29 Alternating current electrical properties of human skin measured in vivo.- 30 A theoretical and experimental study of the optical properties of skin in vivo.- 31 Dermatological photoacoustic spectroscopy.- 32 Ellipsometric measurement of skin refractive index in vivo.- 33 Influence of thermal properties and epidermal thickness on pain threshold in conductive heating.- 34 Quantification of thermoregulatory mechanisms in relation to psoriasis: thermometry, thermography and venous flow studies.- 35 The surface translucence meter: its use in studying human skin.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: MTP Press Limited
• Data di pubblicazione: 1982
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0852003145
• ISBN 13: 9780852003145
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 342
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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