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J Appl Physiol 41: 256-258, 1976;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 41, Issue 2 256-258, Copyright © 1976 by American Physiological Society

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A new method of measuring skin humidity

H. Reinhart and G. Brenneisen

A device suitable for the long-time measurement of relative skin humidity is described. This is a simple circuit with a resistance bridge for lithium chloride sensors connected to a digitally steered logic circuit, which causes dried air to stream intermittently through a measuring chamber placed on the skin in such a way that the relative humidity over the skin is maintained at a constant level. The number of switching time periods is proportional to the relative humidity (secretion performance) of the skin and can be counted, recorded, or directly fed into a digital calculator. The apparatus, including a two-channel version with skin temperature recording, has proved useful in sleep investigations under extreme climatic conditions.




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