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The common method of measuring transepidermal water loss (TWL) using a flowing gas stream is subject to errors, many of which can be avoided in the applications where convective removal of skin surface water is minimized with respect to diffusive mechanisms. Simple closed-cup and open-cup TWL measurement systems are made possible by applying modern electronic humidity sensors. These two indirect methods afforded rapid measurement of TWL. However, modelling by computer simulation techniques showed limitations at high ambient humidity and high TWL. The process of healing of wounds inflicted by stripping skin with adhesive tape as shown by TWL appeared somewhat different using the indirect-static TWL technique than with the air-flow technique. These differences are related to the limitations of both methods.
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Miller, D.L., Brown, A.M., Artz, E.J. (1981). Indirect measures of transepidermal water loss. In: Marks, R., Payne, P.A. (eds) Bioengineering and the Skin. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7310-7_19
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