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We have studied the electrical time constants of human skin potential in response to a constant current impulse (0.4-16 mA/100 μs). Three relaxation times were found with values in the range 10-40 μs, 100-200 μs and 1-4 ms. By correlating the time constants with the electrical model of the skin we found that stratum corneum has a nonlinear resistance that diminishes and a nonlinear capacitance that increases with increasing values of current.
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Birlea, N.M., Birlea, S.I., Culea, E. (2011). The Skin’s Electrical Time Constants. In: Vlad, S., Ciupa, R.V. (eds) International Conference on Advancements of Medicine and Health Care through Technology. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 36. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22586-4_34
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