Skin Bioengineering Research Centre

The Biomedical Instrumentation research group aims to develop non-invasive methods for characterising human skin in-vivo and in-vitro. To date the following methods have been developed:-

Opto-thermal methods have been developed for measuring stratum corneum hydration properties (concentration depth profile and binding energy), trans-dermal diffusion of externally applied substances (toxins, drugs) and stratum corneum renewal time. Another recent development is a new type of opto-thermal FT-IR interferometer for measuring mid-infrared spectral depth profiles of arbitrary surfaces, which has wide applications potential.

Work is in progress to adapt semiconductor array fingerprint sensors to make contact images of soft and non-compact materials.


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