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Simulated human skin scales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

Julienne Lees  and
W. D. Brighton
Julienne Lees
Affiliation:
Division of Immunological Products Control, National Institute for Medical Research (Hampstead Laboratories), Holly Hill, Hampstead N.W.3
W. D. Brighton
Affiliation:
Division of Immunological Products Control, National Institute for Medical Research (Hampstead Laboratories), Holly Hill, Hampstead N.W.3
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Human skin scales which have been shed naturally bear a flora of micro-organisms which is unknown until tested. To replace these scales in a study of the micro-environment of both the human body and of models a method has been devised of making synthetic scales which behave both physically and aerodynamically in a similar way to the natural material. The synthetic materials carry no natural flora and it is possible to include in them test markers of several kinds to assist in identification after dispersion.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 70 , Issue 3 , September 1972 , pp. 557 - 565
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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