Computational Biophysics of the Skin

Chapter 1

Multilayer Modeling of Skin Color and Translucency

Gladimir V. G. Baranoski, Tenn F. Chen, and Aravind Krishnaswamy

Pages: 1

Chapter 2

Dermal Component–Based Optical Modeling of Skin Translucency: Impact on Skin Color

Igor Meglinski, Alexander Doronin, Alexey N. Bashkatov, Elina A. Genina, and Valery V. Tuchin

Pages: 25

Chapter 3

Mathematics and Biological Process of Skin Pigmentation

Josef Thingnes, Leiv Øyehaug, and Eivind Hovig

Pages: 63

Chapter 4

State-of-the-Art Constitutive Models of Skin Biomechanics

Georges Limbert

Pages: 95

Chapter 5

Fiber-Matrix Models of the Dermis

Cormac Flynn

Pages: 133

Chapter 6

Cellular-Scale Mechanical Model of the Human Stratum Corneum

Roberto Santoprete and Bernard Querleux

Pages: 161

Chapter 7

Mathematical Models of Skin Permeability: Microscopic Transport Models and Their Predictions

Gerald B. Kasting and Johannes M. Nitsche

Pages: 187

Chapter 8

Cellular Scale Modelling of the Skin Barrier

Arne Nägel, Michael Heisig, Dirk Feuchter, Martin Scherer, and Gabriel Wittum

Pages: 217

Chapter 9

Molecular Scale Modeling of Human Skin Permeation

Sophie Martel and Pierre-Alain Carrupt

Pages: 243

Chapter 10

Accessing the Molecular Organization of the Stratum Corneum Using High-Resolution Electron Microscopy and Computer Simulation

Lars Norlén, Jamshed Anwar, and Ozan Öktem

Pages: 289

Chapter 11

Water Diffusion through Stratum Corneum

Bob Imhof and Perry Xiao

Pages: 333

Chapter 12

Accurate Multiscale Skin Model Suitable for Determining the Sensitivity and Specificity of Changes of Skin Components

Jürg Fröhlich, Sonja Huclova, Christian Beyer, and Daniel Erni

Pages: 353

Chapter 13

Model-Based Quantification of Skin Microcirculatory Perfusion

Ingemar Fredriksson, Marcus Larsson, and Tomas Strömberg

Pages: 395

Chapter 14

Graphical Multi-Scale Modeling of Epidermal Homeostasis with EPISIM

Thomas Sütterlin and Niels Grabe

Pages: 421

Chapter 15

Heuristic Modelling Applied to Epidermal Homeostasis

François Iris, Manuel Gea, Paul-Henri Lampe, and Bernard Querleux

Pages: 461