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Measurement of Skin Surface Hydration

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Measurement of skin surface hydration is carried out in routine in clinical and experimental settings. Several instruments were developed and are commercially available. Most instruments use the electrical properties of the upper most layers to estimate the water content. It is the aim of the present chapter to describe properties and features of the commercially available instruments and to describe some newer technologies. Although water content estimation is based on different principles, good correlations are found between the different instruments.

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The authors are grateful to Dr. Bernard Gabard for his contribution to this chapter.

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  1. Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium

    Peter Clarys & André O. Barel

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France

    Philippe Humbert

  2. Center for Study and Research on the Integuments, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France

    Ferial Fanian

  3. Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

  4. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France

    Pierre Agache

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Clarys, P., Barel, A.O. (2017). Measurement of Skin Surface Hydration. In: Humbert, P., Fanian, F., Maibach, H., Agache, P. (eds) Agache's Measuring the Skin. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32383-1_15

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