Ms. Haruka Tsuchiya, PHN, RN, in department of gerontological nursing/wound care management
Skin blotting is a noninvasive method to collect molecules like taurine from the skin. This study aimed to optimize staining conditions and evaluate two new methods, light transmittance and image analysis, for faster and more reliable taurine quantification. The optimal conditions reduced measurement time significantly, with image analysis proving more reliable (ICC 0.81) and valid (r = 0.609) compared to light transmittance.
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