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The Physical Nature of the Skin

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  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. R. M. Marks

    1. Department of Medicine (Dermatology), University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK

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  2. S. P. Barton

    1. Department of Medicine (Dermatology), University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK

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  3. C. Edwards

    1. Department of Medicine (Dermatology), University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Organization and Dimensions of the Skin

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Skin under the microscope: the organization, kinetics and dimensions of skin

      • R. Marks
      Pages 3-12

    3. Epidermal dimensions at the ultrastructural level

      • S. P. Barton
      Pages 13-21

    4. Surface Contour: Variability, Significance and Measurement

      • S. P. Barton, D. R. Black
      Pages 23-30

    5. Skin Imaging: A Comparison of Available Techniques

      • P. A. Payne
      Pages 31-45

    6. Making sense of numbers from the skin

      • M. F. Corbett
      Pages 47-52

  3. Barrier Properties of the skin

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. The Skin as an Immunological Barrier

      • S. M. Breathnach
      Pages 55-60

    3. The Skin as a Microbial Barrier

      • C. M. Philpot
      Pages 61-68

    4. Do we need an artificial skin?

      • J. C. Lawrence
      Pages 69-72

    5. The skin as a chemical barrier

      • J. D. Wilkinson
      Pages 73-78

  4. Interfacial Interactions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
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    2. A critical review of percutaneous penetration studies

      • M. I. Foreman
      Pages 81-89

    3. Percutaneous absorption: transdermal drug delivery systems

      • B. W. Barry
      Pages 91-100

    4. Interaction of stratum corneum with water vapour

      • B. B. Michniak-Mikolajczak, B. W. Barry
      Pages 101-112

  5. Channels of Communication in Skin

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. Measurement of cutaneous blood flow

      • P. A. Payne
      Pages 115-128

    3. The structure and pathophysiology of skin lymphatics

      • T. J. Ryan
      Pages 129-133

    4. The physical basis for cutaneous sensation

      • A. Compston
      Pages 135-139
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Medicine (Dermatology), University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK

    R. M. Marks, S. P. Barton, C. Edwards

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Physical Nature of the Skin

  • Editors: R. M. Marks, S. P. Barton, C. Edwards

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1291-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: MTP Press Limited 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7074-4Published: 26 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-1291-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 230

  • Topics: Dermatology, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

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