Biophysical mechanisms of modification of skin optical properties in the UV wavelength range with nanoparticlesстатья
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Аннотация:In this paper, by means of the Mie theory and Monte Carlo simulations we investigate modification of optical properties of the superficial layer of human skin stratum corneum for 310- and 400-nm ultraviolet UV radiation by embedding of 35–200-nm-sized particles of titanium dioxide TiO2 and silicon Si . Problem of skin protection against UV light is of major importance due to increased frequency of skin cancer provoked by excessive doses of accepted UV radiation. For 310-nm light, the optimal sizes of the TiO2 and Si particles are found to be 62 and 55 nm, respectively, and for 400-nm radiation, 122 and 70 nm, respectively.