Effect of scratching and friction on human skin in vivo.
Chengwen FeiYafei XuTing CaoWen-Cai JiangYing ZouHoward MaibachPublished in: Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) (2021)
Both noninvasive detections and protein quantification indicated more damage from friction, which may have significance for behavior guidance of patients with pruritus and implication for further investigation.