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Advanced Photonics Nexus
Vol. 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 Hardwicke^2,3 and Emma Pickwell-MacPherson^1,*|Show fewer author(s)

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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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Arturo I. Hernandez-Serrano, Xuefei Ding, Jacob Young, Goncalo Costa, Anubhav Dogra, Joseph Hardwicke, Emma Pickwell-MacPherson, "Terahertz probe for real time in vivo skin hydration evaluation," Adv. Photon. Nexus 3, 016012 (2024) Copy Citation Text

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