We have developed a light scattering technique that can be used to analyze the orientation
and diameter of collagen fibers in histologic sections of connective tissue. Scattering …

We have developed a quantitative microscopic method to determine changes in the
orientation of collagen fibers in the dermis resulting from mechanical stress. The method is …

birefringence is not much increased. Birefringence of the epiderinal tonofilaments and the
stratum corneum are weak compared with that of collagen. The enhancement of …

The principle of internal reflection in a glass medium has been thoroughly examined, and
the application of this principle to medical instruments, well developed. Such instruments as …

A method for the measurement of collagen fibre diameter in human skin is described.
Photographic reduction of electron micrograph negatives onto positive transparency film …

Using spatially resolved, steady state diffuse reflectometry, a directional dependence was
found in the propagation of visible and near infrared light through human skin in vivo. The …

RESULTS We were able to make certain interesting ob-servations on collagen in ultra-thin
tissue sections of normal human dermis. The axial spacing of cutaneous collagen fibrils in …

Microscopic studies of the form and arrangement of fibres in the dermis of human skin have
been reported, but there is no unanimity among their conclusions. The discrepancies may …

Subject: N28620*-Life Sciences-Radiation Effects on Animals-Vertebrates; DETECTION;
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LASERS; MAN; MICROSCOPY; PERFORMANCE; RADIATION …

Optical, noninvasive methods have become efficient in vivo tools in dermatological
diagnosis and research. From these promising imaging techniques, only the confocal …