The Physical Nature of the Skin

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Skin under the microscope: the organization, kinetics and dimensions of skin....Pages 3-12
Epidermal dimensions at the ultrastructural level....Pages 13-21
Surface Contour: Variability, Significance and Measurement....Pages 23-30
Skin Imaging: A Comparison of Available Techniques....Pages 31-45
Making sense of numbers from the skin....Pages 47-52
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
The Skin as an Immunological Barrier....Pages 55-60
The Skin as a Microbial Barrier....Pages 61-68
Do we need an artificial skin?....Pages 69-72
The skin as a chemical barrier....Pages 73-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
A critical review of percutaneous penetration studies....Pages 81-89
Percutaneous absorption: transdermal drug delivery systems....Pages 91-100
Interaction of stratum corneum with water vapour....Pages 101-112
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Measurement of cutaneous blood flow....Pages 115-128
The structure and pathophysiology of skin lymphatics....Pages 129-133
The physical basis for cutaneous sensation....Pages 135-139
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
The physical properties and function of nails....Pages 143-154
Mechanical properties of stratum corneum: influence of water and lipids....Pages 155-161
The architectural organization and function of the macromolecules in the dermis....Pages 163-176
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Optical properties of skin: measurement of erythema....Pages 179-189
The thermal properties of skin....Pages 191-200
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
The acoustic properties of the epidermis and stratum corneum....Pages 201-207
The electrical properties of skin....Pages 209-213
Back Matter....Pages 215-219