AN EXPERIMENTAL-STUDY OF THE CHANGES IN PIGMENTATION IN HUMAN-SKIN INVIVO WITH VISIBLE AND NEAR-INFRARED LIGHT
AN EXPERIMENTAL-STUDY OF THE CHANGES IN PIGMENTATION IN HUMAN-SKIN INVIVO WITH VISIBLE AND NEAR-INFRARED LIGHT
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1751-1097.1984.tb03905.x
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
BAQER, A
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作者:
KOLLIAS, N;BAQER, A
The skin of the lower inner arm of volunteers was irradiated, with a 390-1700 nm light source, through a fiber optic bundle for times of up to 1.2 .times. 104 s and with powers of up to 0.35 W/cm2. Simultaneously with the irradiation, spectra (390-720 nm) of the remitted intensity were measured, while a 5.0 cm in diameter area of the skin around the fiber bundle was maintained at constant temperature, within 0.2.degree. C. The generation of a photoproduct was observed and measured as changes in the remitted intensity within 600 s (10 min) of the start of irradiation. The photoproduct formed was characterized by a weak absorption in the blue part of the spectrum (400-450 nm), leading to a bluish appearance in the irradiated area only. The color change appears as a 2 step process. It starts with a soluble photoproduct, which disappears, within 24 h after irradiation, and an insoluble photoproduct which appears with irradiation greater than 3 .times. 103 s (50 min). No spectral differences were detected between the 2 photoproducts. The insoluble photoproduct persists for periods of up to 8 wk. The color change in the skin is immediate and there is no erythema associated with this color change.