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002 | Research

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The volunteers were subjected to two tests. One using the tools mentioned before and the second with a stripping.

Test One

In the first test, volunteers were chosen randomly on their left forearms, to test all aspects of the skin. . A volunteer was be test by stretching with a pressure of 100mbar for 6 cycles and then rest. Then the test would intensify wit 200mbar of pressure, and up too 600 mbar.

Test Two

The volunteer continues to rest their arm in preparation to test the barrier of the epidermis. The skin would undergo a stripping test, where the arm would be applied with masking tape over the layer of the stratum cornsum. The subject would be stripped of the tape from wrist-to-elbow. The test would be conducted in a forward direction and then backward. Tools would then test the permeability, distensibility, and elasticity.

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