Skin hydration analysis by experiment and computer simulations and its implications for diapered skin

• Published in: Skin research and technology Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 500 - 513
• Main Authors: Saadatmand, M., Stone, K. J., Vega, V. N., Felter, S., Ventura, S., Kasting, G., Jaworska, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2017
• Subjects: Air temperature; Computer Simulation; Decay; Dehydration - physiopathology; Diapers; Diapers, Adult; Diapers, Infant; Environmental conditions; Experimental data; Humans; Hydrates; Hydration; mass transport; mathematical model; Mathematical models; Moisture content; moving boundary; Occlusion; Organism Hydration Status - physiology; Osmolar Concentration; Relative humidity; Skin; Skin Absorption - physiology; skin hydration; Skin Physiological Phenomena; Skin temperature; TEWL; Water - analysis; Water absorption; Water content; Water loss; Water Loss, Insensible - physiology; Wind speed; mathematical model; TEWL; mass transport; skin hydration; moving boundary

Background Experimental work on skin hydration is technologically challenging, and mostly limited to observations where environmental conditions are constant. In some cases, like diapered baby skin, such work is practically unfeasible, yet it is important to understand potential effects of diapering...