Abstract:
The invention relates to an installation (1) for determining the diffusion profile of at least one molecule through skin, comprising: a microfluidic chip (4) comprising: a donor compartment (10) intended to contain a test solution comprising the or each molecule; a receptor compartment (12) intended to contain a receptor solution; and a membrane (14) with skin-mimetic barrier properties arranged between the donor compartment (10) and the receptor compartment (12) so that the test solution diffuses through the membrane (14) from the donor compartment (10) into the receptor compartment (12); and an analyzer (8) for measuring a physical parameter of the solution contained in the receptor compartment (12) as the test solution diffuses through the membrane (14), and said analyzer (8) being configured for measuring the physical parameter in the receptor compartment (12), the analyzer (8) being further configured for calculating the diffusion profile of the or each molecule through skin from the measured physical parameter.
Abstract:
A method for determining UV coverage on an irradiation target in real time comprises the steps of irradiating an irradiation target (10) with light including UV light (16) immediately after applying a sunscreen (12); detecting an amount of fluorescent light (20) emitted from the irradiation target in response to the light irradiation and storing the amount of the fluorescent light as reference data; irradiating the irradiation target (10) with the light including UV light (16) after a predetermined passage of time, or after applying a predetermined stress on the sunscreen (12); detecting an amount of fluorescent light (20) emitted from the irradiation target in response to the light irradiation and storing the amount of the fluorescent light as measurement data; and determining UV coverage by dividing the amount of the fluorescent light of the reference data by the amount of the fluorescent light of the measurement data, wherein the irradiation target (10) includes at least one substance emitting fluorescent light in response to the light irradiation.
Abstract:
This system (18) comprises a holding and separating tank (36), an inlet (38) for moving untreated waste water into the holding tank (36), and a bubble generator (32), able to introduce a quantity of bubbles into the waste water of the holding tank (36), in order to form, in a lower region (50) of the holding tank (36), a treated water and, in an upper region (52) of the holding tank (36), a supernatant.The system (18) comprises a lower outlet (40) for recovering a treated water from the holding tank (36) and an upper outlet (42) for discharging a foamy supernatant from the holding tank (36).The system (18) is devoid of means for injecting a compound for flocculating and/or coagulating the waste water, at least upstream from the holding tank (36).