Author:Smit, Jacoba E; Karsten, AE; Grobler, AF; Sparrow, RWDate:Sep 2010This presentation looked at the influence of variation in melanin content on absorbance spectra of liquid skin phantoms. Reasons for studying melanin, plus skin pigments, melanocytes, melanosomes, and melanin in particular, are discussed. The ...Read more
Author:Karsten, AE; Smit, Jacoba EDate:Mar 2012Lasers are used in the minimalistic or noninvasive diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders. Less laser light reaches the deeper skin layers in dark skin types, due to its higher epidermal melanin concentration compared with lighter skin. ...Read more
Author:Mbonyiryivuze, A; Nuru, ZY; Ngom, BD; Mwakikunga, Bonex W; Dhlamini, SM; Park, E; Maaza, MDate:Jun 2015Melanins are difficult to characterize because of their intractable chemical properties and the heterogeneity in their structural features. Melanin pigments, in fact, are composed of many different types of monomeric units that are connected ...Read more
