BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The objective of this article is to quantify the effect of hyper-osmotic agent (glycerol) on blood velocity in hamster skin blood vessels measured with a dynamic imaging technique, laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI). STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study a dorsal skin-flap window was implanted on the hamster skin. The hyper-osmotic drug, that is, glycero...

Diethylstilbestrol (DES) was injected in doses ranging from 600 micro g to 0.4 micrograms/kg body weight into mature male rats over a 3 wk period. Profound effects on skin morphology and on sterol content of skin were noted. The sebaceous glands atrophied and the epidermis lost granularity. The concentrations of all skin sterols, with the exception of cholesterol, were reduced. At a dose level ...

Biocompatible Materials In article number 2200362, Teppei Araki, Tsuyoshi Sekitani, and co-workers develop a skin-like transparent sensor sheet that represents the ultimate imperceptible probe in terms of wearability invisibility based on network control nano- micro materials. Integrated system for remote recording biosignals using electricity light offers possibility stress-free home healthcar...

Skin barrier structure and function is essential to human health. Hitherto unrecognized functions of epidermal keratinocytes show that the skin plays an important role in adapting whole-body physiology to changing environments, including the capacity to produce a wide variety of hormones, neurotransmitters and cytokine that can potentially influence whole-body states, and quite possibly, even e...

background: providing and sustaining the mental health of mothers who have experienced a traumatic childbirth have significant impact on the health of the mother, family and society. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of early skin-to-skin contact in the first hour of birth on the mental health of mothers with traumatic childbirth. methods: this randomized clinical trial was conducted in 2...

This paper presents and discusses the results obtained with a MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) high temperature gradient sensor for time-averaged fluctuating skin-friction measurements in highly turbulent flows. Designed as robust wall-mounted suspended hot-wire structure, micro-sensor was made using conventional microfabrication techniques, compatible microelectronics designing integrate...