• DocumentCode
    1448810
  • Title

    Transference of electromagnetic energy to superficial human skin tissue

  • Author

    García-Collado, A.J. ; Molina-Cuberos, G.J. ; Martí, J. ; Núñez, M.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. de Cienc., Politecnicas de la Univ. Catolica San Antonio, Mucia, Spain
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    170
  • Lastpage
    175
  • Abstract
    The way the energy is absorbed when skin surface is being exposed to an electromagnetic radiation, and the physical consequences involved, are essentially the purposes of this study. In particular, we are dealing with high frequency radiation. When it is directed toward the surface of the skin, energy is transmitted to its inner layers causing an increase of the temperature. This process has experimentally been proved to be beneficial in many cases. Yet theoretically there is still a slightly hollow basis about it. This study pretends to deal with that subject from its origin, and allows future study doors to tap in depth this theme. Skin tissue is actually a multilayer tissue with a different tissue in each layer. Each one of them is characterized by some parameters, such as permittivity, conductivity, density and specific heat. Two kinds of skin tissues will be analysed: a fibrous and a fatty one, each of both with different skin humidity. In a former study some parameters such a possible non-linear temporal evolution of tissue temperature and a redistribution of heat through the tissues had been neglected for simplicity.
  • Keywords
    bioelectric phenomena; biological effects of radiation; biothermics; skin; conductivity; density; electromagnetic energy; fatty tissues; fibrous tissues; heat redistribution; permittivity; skin humidity; specific heat; superficial human skin tissue; tissue temperature; Conductivity; Electromagnetic radiation; Evolution (biology); Frequency; Humans; Humidity; Nonhomogeneous media; Permittivity; Skin; Temperature; High Frequency radiation; conductivity; permittivity; skin tissue; specific heat; temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Latin America Transactions, IEEE (Revista IEEE America Latina)
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1548-0992
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TLA.2009.5256824
  • Filename
    5256824