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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics, 2004. APBP 2004. The Second Asian and Pacific Rim Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8676-0
DOI :
10.1109/APBP.2004.1412302
