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Advanced Photonics Nexus, Volume. 3, Issue 1, 016012(2024)

Terahertz probe for real time in vivo skin hydration evaluation

Arturo I. Hernandez-Serrano1, Xuefei Ding1, Jacob Young1, Goncalo Costa1, Anubhav Dogra1, Joseph Hardwicke2,3, and Emma Pickwell-MacPherson1、*
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  • 1University of Warwick, Department of Physics, Coventry, United Kingdom
  • 2Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
  • 3Institute of Applied and Translational Technologies in Surgery, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom
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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Sep. 6, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 27, 2023

    Published Online: Feb. 18, 2024

    The Author Email: Emma Pickwell-MacPherson (e.macpherson@warwick.ac.uk)

    DOI:10.1117/1.APN.3.1.016012

    CSTR:32397.14.1.APN.3.1.016012

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