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Mesoscopic Monitoring of Human Skin Explants Viscoelastic Properties

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The investigation of the mechanical properties of skin is of great interest for monitoring physiological and pathological changes in the cutaneous barrier function for dermatological and cosmetic issues. Skin constitutes a complex tissue because of its multi-layered organisation. From a rheological point of view, it can be considered to be a soft tissue with viscoelastic properties. In order to characterise ex vivo mechanical properties of skin on the mesoscopic scale, a biosensor including a thickness shear mode transducer (TSM) in contact with a skin explant was used. A specific experimental set-up was developed to monitor continuously and in real-time human skin explants, including the dermis and the epidermis. These were kept alive for up to 8 days. Skin viscoelastic evolutions can be quantified with a multi-frequency impedance measurement (from 5 MHz to 45 MHz) combined with a dedicated fractional calculus model. Two relevant parameters for the non-destructive mesoscopic characterisation of skin explants were extracted: the structural parameter αapp and the apparent viscosity ηapp. In this study, the validity of the biosensor, including repeatability and viability, was controlled. A typical signature of the viscoelastic evolutions of the different cutaneous layers was identified. Finally, monitoring was carried out on stripped explants mimicking a weakened barrier function.
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hal-03932282 , version 1 (01-09-2023)

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Alice Lemarquand, Vincent Gauthier, Nicolas Wilkie-Chancellier, Stéphane Serfaty. Mesoscopic Monitoring of Human Skin Explants Viscoelastic Properties. Cosmetics, 2023, Feature Papers in Cosmetics in 2022, 10 (1), pp.13. ⟨10.3390/cosmetics10010013⟩. ⟨hal-03932282⟩
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