corneometer

English

Etymology

from German trademark Corneometer

Noun

corneometer (plural corneometers)

1. A device that measures the hydration of skin
   • 2015 August 12, Nam Young Kim, Jeong Sub Cho, Hyeon Yong Lee, “Evaluation of clinical trial of atopic dermatitis by a topical cream containing the extracts from photosynthetic bacteria, Rhodobacter sphaeroides”, in AMB Express‎^[1], volume 5, →DOI:

     Table 2 Groups of the patients participating in the clinical trials Skin moisture content was measured from the skin of test subjects who used the test formulation for 0–4 weeks with a corneometer (Courage + Khazaka electronic GmbH, Cologne, Germany) (Yu et al. 2004 ) by placing the corneometer probe into contact with the skin, and the average value of five measurements was used.

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