<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The main results obtained at the author’s laboratory over the recent five years with respect to optical <italic>in-vivo </italic>skin assessment are reviewed. The exploited optical properties of human skin are briefly regarded, with following description of the newly developed methods and prototype devices. In particular, six non-invasive diagnostic and monitoring technologies based on skin autofluorescence photobleaching, diffuse reflectance spectrometry, multispectral skin imaging, and remission photoplethysmography have been proposed, experimentally implemented, and clinically tested.</p></abstract>

The main results obtained at the author’s laboratory over the recent five years with respect to optical in-vivo skin assessment are reviewed. The exploited optical properties of human skin are briefly regarded, with following description of the newly developed methods and prototype devices. In particular, six non-invasive diagnostic and monitoring technologies based on skin autofluorescence photobleaching, diffuse reflectance spectrometry, multispectral skin imaging, and remission photoplethysmography have been proposed, experimentally implemented, and clinically tested.

Biophotonic technologies for non-invasive assessment of skin condition and blood microcirculation

Biophotonics Laboratory, Institute of Atomic Physics and Spectroscopy University of Latvia, 19 Raina Blvd., Riga, LV-1586, LATVIA

Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences

The main results obtained at the author’s laboratory over the recent five years with respect to optical in-vivo skin assessment are reviewed. The exploited...

Biophotonic technologies for non-invasive assessment of skin condition and blood microcirculation

Published Online: Nov 23, 2012

Page range: 63 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10047-012-0028-y

Keywords
distant skin assessment, skin fluorescence, skin chromophoremapping, photoplethysmography.

This content is open access.

Biophotonic technologies for non-invasive assessment of skin condition and blood microcirculation

Published Online: Nov 23, 2012

Page range: 63 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10047-012-0028-y

Keywordsdistant skin assessment, skin fluorescence, skin chromophoremapping, photoplethysmography.

This content is open access.

Keywords
distant skin assessment, skin fluorescence, skin chromophoremapping, photoplethysmography.