Prediction of Steam Burns Severity using Raman Spectroscopy on ex vivo Porcine Skin.

ABSTRACT: Skin burns due to accidental exposure to hot steam have often been reported to be more severe than the ones occurring from dry heat. While skin burns due to flames or radiant heat have been thoroughly characterized, the mechanisms leading to steam burns are not well understood and a conundrum still exists: can second degree burns occur without destruction of the epidermis, i.e. even before first degree burns are detected? Skin permeability is dependent both on temperature and on the kinetic energy of incoming water molecules. To investigate the mechanism underlying the injuries related to steam exposure, we used porcine skin as an ex vivo model. This model was exposed to either steam or dry heat before measuring the skin hydration via confocal Raman microspectroscopy. The results show that

SUBMITTER: Zhai L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5932075 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature