Measuring epidermal effects of ostomy skin barriers

North America Wound, Ostomy, and Continence and Enterostomal Therapy Nurses Current Ostomy Care Practice Related to Peristomal Skin Issues

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to describe the practice of 796 ostomy nurses in North America in 2014 related to peristomal skin issues. DESIGN Descriptive study. SUBJECTS AND SETTING Participants were 796 wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) and enterostomal therapy (ET) nurses currently practicing in the United States or Canada and caring for patients with ostomies. The collection o...

Isolation and in vitro cultivation of human skin Keratinocytes and preparation of epidermal sheet

Epidermal electronics: Skin health monitoring.

Our skin reveals many aspects of our overall health, ethnicity, age, and social and physical environment. Its mechanical properties are often tested by practitioners as a first gauge of our status; for instance, applying light pressure with a finger on the skin can be used to give an indication of circulatory function, and a gentle pinch can provide information on the skin stiffness and hydrati...

Measuring Human Skin Colour

Human skin colour measurements from four ethnic groups including 188 subjects were accumulated. Five to ten locations of each subject were measured by using two different instruments, a tele-spectroradiometer and a spectrophotometer. Three repeated measurements were accumulated for each location. Repeatability of the measurements at different locations from different ethnicities was examined us...

Epidermal stem cells of the skin.

The skin constantly renews itself throughout adult life, and the hair follicle undergoes a perpetual cycle of growth and degeneration. Stem cells (SCs) residing in the epidermis and hair follicle ensure the maintenance of adult skin homeostasis and hair regeneration, but they also participate in the repair of the epidermis after injuries. We summarize here the current knowledge of epidermal SCs...