Testing a procedure of using transepidermal water loss to measure the effect of dry air on occupant's skin condition and hygrothermal comfort in the real living

Yi Jin; Fan Wang; Sarah Payne; Richard Weller; Tabor Dominic

Testing a procedure of using transepidermal water loss to measure the effect of dry air on occupant's skin condition and hygrothermal comfort in the real living

Yi Jin, Fan Wang, Sarah Payne, Richard Weller, Tabor Dominic

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Abstract

As a part of three years project, this study was the test of a research procedure that will be applied on older occupants in care homes in the future research. It aims to investigate the feasibility of using Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL) to measure the effect of dry air on occupant's skin condition and hygrothermal comfort in a real living environment. 9 young adults participated in the 4-week study. Domestic humidifiers were used in each room to alter room humidity under a sequence of interventions. Data was collected under the circumstance of no interferences to occupants' daily life. The collected data includes room temperature, relative humidity (RH) and TEWL on front arm. Results show that the measured TEWL was not significantly correlated to room RH due to inappropriate research procedure. Room humidity was effectively altered to 40% RH through the domestic humidifier used.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture
Subtitle of host publication	Smart and Healthy within the Two-Degree Limit
Editors	Edward Ng, Square Fong, Chao Ren
Publisher	School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Pages	953-955
Number of pages	3
Volume	3
ISBN (Print)	9789628272365
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture: Smart and Healthy Within the Two-degree Limit - Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Duration: 10 Dec 2018 → 12 Dec 2018 http://www.plea2018.org/

Conference

Conference	34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture
Abbreviated title	PLEA 2018
Country/Territory	China
City	Hong Kong
Period	10/12/18 → 12/12/18
Internet address	http://www.plea2018.org/

Keywords

Indoor humidity
Real living environment
Skin condition
Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Jin, Y., Wang, F., Payne, S., Weller, R., & Dominic, T. (2018). Testing a procedure of using transepidermal water loss to measure the effect of dry air on occupant's skin condition and hygrothermal comfort in the real living. In E. Ng, S. Fong, & C. Ren (Eds.), Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture: Smart and Healthy within the Two-Degree Limit (Vol. 3, pp. 953-955). School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Jin, Yi ; Wang, Fan ; Payne, Sarah et al. / Testing a procedure of using transepidermal water loss to measure the effect of dry air on occupant's skin condition and hygrothermal comfort in the real living. Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture: Smart and Healthy within the Two-Degree Limit. editor / Edward Ng ; Square Fong ; Chao Ren. Vol. 3 School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2018. pp. 953-955

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Jin, Y, Wang, F, Payne, S, Weller, R & Dominic, T 2018, Testing a procedure of using transepidermal water loss to measure the effect of dry air on occupant's skin condition and hygrothermal comfort in the real living. in E Ng, S Fong & C Ren (eds), Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture: Smart and Healthy within the Two-Degree Limit. vol. 3, School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, pp. 953-955, 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Hong Kong, China, 10/12/18.

Testing a procedure of using transepidermal water loss to measure the effect of dry air on occupant's skin condition and hygrothermal comfort in the real living. / Jin, Yi; Wang, Fan; Payne, Sarah et al.
Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture: Smart and Healthy within the Two-Degree Limit. ed. / Edward Ng; Square Fong; Chao Ren. Vol. 3 School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2018. p. 953-955.

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Jin Y, Wang F, Payne S, Weller R, Dominic T. Testing a procedure of using transepidermal water loss to measure the effect of dry air on occupant's skin condition and hygrothermal comfort in the real living. In Ng E, Fong S, Ren C, editors, Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture: Smart and Healthy within the Two-Degree Limit. Vol. 3. School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. 2018. p. 953-955

Testing a procedure of using transepidermal water loss to measure the effect of dry air on occupant's skin condition and hygrothermal comfort in the real living

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