Faculty Articles
Title
Biophysical measures of skin tissue water: variations within and among anatomical sites and correlations between measures.
Publication Title
Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI)
Volume
19
Issue
1
Publication Date / Copyright Date
2-2013
First Page
47
Last Page
54
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Biophysical measures to assess that skin water includes stratum corneum hydration via capacitance (SC), dermal water via tissue dielectric constant (TDC), and transepidermal water loss (TEWL). Since skin differs among anatomical sites and tissue depth we sought to determine the site and depth variability of these measures and their relationships.
METHODS: Measurements were done at 17 skin sites from forehead to foot in 32 supine healthy women. Measurements included SC at 1.25 MHz, TDC at 300 MHz to depths of 0.5, 1.5, and 2.5 mm and TEWL.
RESULTS: Tissue dielectric constant decreased with increasing depth at forehead, forearm, and calf; increased with depth at palm, thenar eminence and great toe; and was independent of depth at cheek, hand dorsum, thumb pulp, and foot dorsum. SC correlated with TDC at most sites and depths. TEWL correlated with TDC at 2.5 mm only at calf sites and thenar eminence.
CONCLUSIONS: Results establish parameter ranges for each measure, show that TDC values do not necessarily change with skin depth, and show a significant correlation between TDC and SC values at most sites. These correlations suggest that SC hydration but not TEWL is directly linked to dermal tissue water levels in normal skin.
Disciplines
Dermatology | Medicine and Health Sciences
Keywords
Adult, Aged, Biophysics, Body Mass Index, Body Water, Dielectric Spectroscopy, Electric Capacitance, Female, Forearm, Forehead, Humans, Leg, Lymphedema, Middle Aged, Reference Values, Skin, Skin Physiological Phenomena, Water Loss, Insensible, Young Adult
NSUWorks Citation
Mayrovitz, Harvey N; Bernal, Maria; Brlit, Frances; and Desfor, Rebecca, "Biophysical measures of skin tissue water: variations within and among anatomical sites and correlations between measures." (2013). Faculty Articles. 5.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_medsci_faculty_articles/5