Sentences with phrase «surface area of the skin»

«At these wavelengths, light can only penetrate the surface area of the skin,» Tung says.

As the maggots grow and eat away more surface area of the skin, severe shock develops, eventually leading to collapse and death.

Not exact matches

In theory, chicken under a brick is a brilliant idea: Put a whole spatchcocked bird flat on the grill, weigh the whole thing down with a couple of foil - wrapped bricks for speedy cooking and maximum surface area for crisping, then grill until the skin is crackling and the meat is juicy.

Unlike conventional microfiber and cotton towels that absorb moisture, Discovery Trekking Outfitter's innovative fabric is designed to pull water from your skin and then spread the moisture across the surface area of the fabric so it evaporates quickly.

The fact that children are smaller in size means that their skin presents a large surface area relative to their body weight for absorption of environmental substances.»

Even when you use a 100 % organic cotton fitted diaper with a surface area nearly as big as the cover, it is likely that the gussets or elastic trim around the legs or waist of the cover will be in contact with your baby's skin.

The deceased, according to a Senior Resident at the Korle Bu Reconstruction, Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit, Dr. Nyigba Edem suffered a 100 per cent total body surface area burn, which means every part of the skin was badly affected.

Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey and the University of Cincinnati also have master's - level programs in cosmetic science, with courses covering a range of areas including colloid and surface science, biochemistry, applied organic chemistry, and the structure of skin, hair, and nails.

This research is the first to show that the accumulation and bacterial degradation of skin squames (cells that peel off from the skin surface) in air - cooling units is positively correlated to the complaints of urine - like smell in air - conditioned areas.

The generous surface area of Dakota's skin suggests that there was a lot more muscle packed into the animal's tail than previously believed.

Indeed, when you hear what it can do, the gut sounds more like a superhero than an internal organ: with a surface area the size of a basketball court, it secretes acid strong enough to burn your skin!

With an average surface area of more than 21 square feet and 6 % to 10 % of your body weight, your skin is actually your largest organ!

Sinus blockage triggered by a food or seasonal allergy can cause swelling of the tiny blood vessels near the surface of the skin — and, voila, «darkened» areas around your nose and eyes.

They're made up of nearly 100 tiny, round, red fruitlets, similarly to blackberries, and that means they have far more seeds and a far greater surface area of fruit skin overall, because there's skin around each one hundred of those tiny fruitlets.

Not to be confused with regular freckles, these spots are areas where melanin has risen to the surface of the skin to protect your cells from harmful UV rays.

Cellulite, the dimpled orange peel effect mainly seen on thighs and buttocks (but can also be found in other areas of the body), is caused by connective tissue (collagen fibers) becoming damaged, brittle or inflexible allowing pockets of fat to push up under the surface of the skin.

It may not seem like a big deal on the surface but when you take into account that hands are among the first areas of skin to show signs of aging — picture: dryness, age spots, and wrinkles — paying adequate skin - loving attention to your paws suddenly bumps higher up on the to - do list.

Skin care to me is very important and also of the make up items that I use daily, face makeup covers the most surface area.

While some beauty treatments change the appearance of skin by removing the surface layer of skin, micro-needling leaves several small pinpricks in the treated area.

Runts are at particular risk of dehydration because their larger surface area ratio to their weight increases water loss through their skin.

Sometimes called «Kennel Tail», a dog may wag so hard while in a confined area that the skin and blood vessels at the tip of the tail become ruptured when repeatedly struck against the wall or any vertical surface.

Only tumors found on the surface of the skin are considered to be curable and less serious than other areas.

Their surfaces are animated by lines where the squeegee has paused, by brushstrokes, other scrapings, and areas where the skin of oil paint has dried and rippled.

Using her own body as subject and point of departure, Searle experiments with the surface of her skin, allowing it to be clad in layers of coloured and aromatic spices, leaving her bodily imprint on drifts of spices on the floor, or staining certain areas of her body with various substances, suggesting trauma, or damage.

Akunyili Crosby applies these to the surface of her work through an acetone transfer technique, sometimes in discrete areas, sometimes in arrangements that seem to proliferate across the walls and floors of the rooms she describes and the clothing and skin of the figures contained within them.

The measurements shown here represent the temperature of the «skin» (or top 1 millimeter) of the land surface during the daytime — including bare land, snow or ice cover, urban areas, and cropland or forest canopy.