Conceptual design of near infrared spectroscopy instrumentation for skin moisture measurement

Author

Mohamad, M. ; Msabbri, A.R. ; MatJafri, M.Z.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Phys., Univ. Sains Malaysia, Minden, Malaysia

fYear

2011

fDate

5-6 Dec. 2011

Firstpage

801

Lastpage

804

Abstract

In recent years, near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has gained wide acceptance in the measurement of water content of skin. In addition, NIR spectroscopy is a fast and non-invasive technique that tenders many advantages for application in various fields. Advanced measurement devices have been developed in examination of skin moisture including electrical conductance and capacitance. NIR, DermaLab Moisture Module and Scalar Moisture Checker are three instruments used to measure the moisture content of skin. Measurements were performed at five anatomic body sites (forearm, upper arm, palm, forehead and cheek) under the control environment (45-55% RH, 20-22°C). The preliminary result obtained from this paper will be used in the development of optical instruments for skin moisture measurement.

Keywords

bio-optics; moisture measurement; skin; NIR spectra; cheek; dermalab moisture module; electrical capacitance; electrical conductance; forearm; forehead; near infrared spectroscopy instrumentation; optical instruments; palm; scalar moisture checker; skin moisture measurement; temperature 20 degC to 22 degC; upper arm; water content; Instruments; Moisture; Moisture measurement; Pollution measurement; Sea measurements; Skin; Spectroscopy; Near Infrared; Stratum corneum; moisture;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Humanities, Science and Engineering (CHUSER), 2011 IEEE Colloquium on

Conference_Location

Penang

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0021-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CHUSER.2011.6163846

Filename

6163846