MEASUREMENT OF THERMAL-PROPERTIES OF HUMAN-SKIN - REVIEW

[摘要] The effective use of techniques to detect and interpret surface and subsurface temperature patterns depended upon the thermal and electromagnetic properties of the tissues under examination. A review was made of the existent data concerned with the thermal characteristics of skin. The thermal conductivity, k, and thermal inertia, k.rho.c, as measured as a function of local temperature was presented. The radiation properties of the skin were presented as a function of wavelength. It was concluded that the information currently available about the thermal properties and their normal variation with body site, skin color, and age was quite limited.