Triphasic FE modeling of the skin water barrier

P. M. Van Kemenade, J. M. Huyghe, L. F.A. Douven

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Abstract

A skin-air model is developed to model the water barrier function of skin. The skin model is a porous solid saturated with a monovalent salt solution. The air model is vapor diffusion model in non-moving air. In vivo measurements of water loss from human skin under varying ambient conditions are used to validate the model.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)93-109
Number of pages17
JournalTransport in Porous Media
Volume50
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Evaporation
  • Ion diffusion
  • Matric potential
  • Stratum corneum
  • Transepi-dermal water loss

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