DocumentCode
2877850
Title
Far-infrared rays penetrate deeper into mammary tissue and induce a higher skin blood flow in comparison to infrared irradiation
Author
Lin, Cheng-De ; Huang, Chien-Chung ; Chen, Ching-Hung ; Wong, Tak-Wah ; Young, Ming-Shing
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan
fYear
2004
fDate
14-17 Dec. 2004
Firstpage
107
Lastpage
108
Abstract
Far-infrared rays (FIR) and infrared rays (IR) generate heat and were claimed to be benefit to wound healing. We compare the differences of light penetration and human skin blood flow between FIR and IR irradiation.
Keywords
biological effects of optical radiation; haemodynamics; photodynamic therapy; skin; far-infrared rays irradiation; heat generation; infrared irradiation; light penetration; mammary tissue; skin blood flow; wound healing; Blood flow; Finite impulse response filter; Humans; In vitro; In vivo; Lamps; Mice; Skin; Temperature; Wounds;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Biophotonics, 2004. APBP 2004. The Second Asian and Pacific Rim Symposium on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8676-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APBP.2004.1412302
Filename
1412302
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