Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 37, Issue 11, 2703(2010)

Hydration of fingernail investigated by optical coherence tomography

Hao Zhang, Yaoyong Meng, Wenjuan Ou, Xiaoyan Zhang, and Songhao Liu
Author Affiliations
  • Photonic Chinese Medicine Laboratory, Institute of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangdong, Guangzhou 510631, China
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    Category: biomedical photonics and laser medicine

    Received: May. 11, 2010

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Nov. 16, 2010

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    DOI:10.3788/cjl20103711.2703

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