Title :
Skin burn risks using transcutaneous direct current
Author :
Lambert, H. ; Baetselier, E. De ; Vanalme, G. ; Mey, G. De
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., ELIS, Gent, Belgium
Abstract :
When transcutaneous direct current is applied (electrotherapy, advanced drug delivery systems) isolated skin burns occur from time to time in an unpredictable way. From both simulations and experiment the authors found that the following parameters increase skin burn risk: 1. little moistened electrolytic interface between skin and electrode; 2. anodic current; 3. discontinous current intensity; 4. non-homogeneous electrode-skin contact
Keywords :
biothermics; health hazards; patient treatment; skin; advanced drug delivery systems; anodic current; discontinous current intensity; electrotherapy; isolated skin burns; moistened electrolytic interface; nonhomogeneous electrode-skin contact; skin burn risks; transcutaneous direct current; Anodes; Cathodes; Drug delivery; Electro-osmosis; Electrodes; Microscopy; Power dissipation; Skin; Sweat glands; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.575293
