[CThP17F] Biomedical Sensors and Systems II

[CThP17F-05] Mechanical pressure to reduce skin attenuation coefficient for infrared light

Raquel Pantojo de Souza¹, Christian T. Dominguez¹, Luciano Bachmann¹, *George C. Cardoso¹ (1. University of Sao Paulo (Brazil))

[Presentation Style] Onsite

Phototherapies often require efficient light penetration into the skin. Using OCT, we found that gentle mechanical pressures of a few kilopascals, exerted by the light source on the skin, reduce dermis attenuation for IR light.