Review of modern techniques for the assessment of skin hydration

M Qassem, P Kyriacou - Cosmetics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Skin hydration is a complex process that influences the physical and mechanical properties
of skin. Various technologies have emerged over the years to assess this parameter, with …

Simultaneous measurement of thermal diffusivity and optical absorption coefficient using photothermal radiometry. I. Homogeneous solids

E Apiñaniz, A Mendioroz, A Salazar - Journal of Applied Physics, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
Modulated photothermal radiometry (PTR) has been widely used to measure the thermal
diffusivity of bulk materials. The method is based on illuminating the sample with a plane …

Three-dimensional facial recognition using passive long-wavelength infrared polarimetric imaging

AJ Yuffa, KP Gurton, G Videen - Applied optics, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We use a polarimetric camera to record the Stokes parameters and the degree of linear
polarization of long-wavelength infrared radiation emitted by human faces. These Stokes …

Numerical study of hyper‐thermic laser lipolysis with 1,064 nm Nd: Yag laser in human subjects

M Milanic, BT Muc, N Lukac… - Lasers in Surgery and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objectives The aim of this study was to develop a numerical model for
hyperthermic laser lipolysis in human subjects to improve understanding of the procedure …

A spectrally composite reconstruction approach for improved resolution of pulsed photothermal temperature profiling in water-based samples

M Milanič, I Serša, B Majaron - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on the first experimental evaluation of pulsed photothermal radiometry (PPTR)
using a spectrally composite kernel matrix in signal analysis. Numerical studies have …

Infrared emission contrast for the visualization of subsurface graphical features in artworks

F Mercuri, S Paoloni, C Cicero, U Zammit… - Infrared Physics & …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper a method is presented based on the use of active infrared thermography for the
detection of subsurface graphical features in artworks. A theoretical model for the …

On the infrared absorption coefficient measurement of thick heavily Zn doped GaAs using spectrally resolved modulated photothermal infrared radiometry

M Pawlak, S Pal, A Ludwig, AD Wieck - Journal of Applied Physics, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
In this paper, we report on measurements of the infrared absorption coefficient in the mid-
infrared range of a heavily Zn-doped GaAs wafer using spectrally resolved modulated …

Spectrally resolved modulated infrared radiometry of photothermal, photocarrier, and photoluminescence response of CdSe crystals: Determination of optical, thermal …

M Pawlak, M Chirtoc, N Horny, J Pelzl - Journal of Applied Physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Spectrally resolved modulated infrared radiometry (SR-MIRR) with super-band gap
photoexcitation is introduced as a self-consistent method for semiconductor characterization …

Development of a predictive Monte Carlo radiative transfer model for ablative fractional skin lasers

L McMillan, P O'Mahoney, K Feng… - Lasers in Surgery …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
It is possible to enhance topical drug delivery by pretreatment of the skin with ablative
fractional lasers (AFLs). However, the parameters to use for a given AFL to achieve the …

On measurement of the thermal diffusivity of moderate and heavily doped semiconductor samples using modulated photothermal infrared radiometry

M Pawlak, A Panas, A Ludwig, AD Wieck - Thermochimica Acta, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, the accuracy of the thermal diffusivity estimation in moderately and heavily
doped semiconductor samples using the modulated photothermal infrared radiometry is …