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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 93-109 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Transport in Porous Media |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Evaporation
- Ion diffusion
- Matric potential
- Stratum corneum
- Transepi-dermal water loss