Title :
Theoretical modeling of skin emissivity
Author :
Hejazi, Shahram ; Spangler, Robert
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biophys. Sci., State Univ. of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
Two theoretical models of the air to skin interface in the infrared region has been generated in order to examine the dependence of the skin reflectivity/emissivity on the angle of observation. The skin is modeled both as a dielectric and as a medium of finite conductivity.
Keywords :
bio-optics; bioelectric phenomena; biothermics; emissivity; reflectivity; skin; air-skin interface; dielectric medium; finite conductivity medium; infrared region; observation angle; skin emissivity dependence; skin emissivity theoretical modeling; skin reflectivity dependence; Companies;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-0816-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5760953
