{"product_id":"skin-hair-analysis-products-c-k-scientific-products-other-devices-cutiscan-cs-100-interesting-method-to-measure-viscoelasticity-anistropy","title":"CutiScan CS 100 - Interesting Method to Measure Viscoelasticity \u0026 Anistropy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"uk-grid-margin uk-grid uk-grid-stack\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"uk-width-1-1@m uk-first-column\"\u003e\r\n\u003ch1 class=\"uk-h1 uk-text-primary\"\u003eCutiScan CS 100 \u003c\/h1\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"uk-grid-margin uk-grid\"\u003e\r\n\u003ch2 class=\"uk-margin-remove-top uk-h3\"\u003eInteresting Method to Measure Viscoelasticity \u0026amp; Anistropy\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"uk-margin\"\u003eMeasurement of skin displacement during circular suction\/relaxation by video (optical flow). The CutiScan offers a new dimension of looking at the mechanical properties of the skin (\u003cspan\u003eviscoelasticity\u003c\/span\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cspan\u003eanisotropy\u003c\/span\u003e).\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"uk-margin\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"uk-margin\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"uk-margin\"\u003e\r\n\u003ch3 class=\"el-title uk-margin\"\u003eAdvantages of the CutiScan\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"el-content uk-margin\"\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eCompletely new \u0026amp; promising approach\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eInformation not only about the \u003cspan\u003eelastic and viscoelastic properties\u003c\/span\u003e but also on \u003cspan\u003eanisotropy and directionality\u003c\/span\u003e of the skin.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFor each measurement a complete video is available.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFrom that video a graph consisting of 360 elasticity curves is calculated and all curves can be saved in Excel\u003cspan\u003e®\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eOverall measurement graphs are available: overall maximum and minimum amplitude and overall visco-elasticity and can also be transferred in Excel\u003cspan\u003e®\u003c\/span\u003e by one mouse click.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"uk-margin\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"uk-margin-small\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"uk-child-width-expand uk-grid\"\u003e\r\n\u003ch3 class=\"el-title uk-margin\" style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eMeasurement Principle\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"el-content uk-margin\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel probe combines mechanical force with imaging in a unique way. It consists of a suction ring (14 mm diameter) which draws the skin uniformly in all directions with a constant negative pressure provided inside the CutiScan-device for some seconds and then releases the applied pressure completely again for some seconds.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"optical flow of the pixels\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/1427\/0699\/files\/Cutiscan-optical-flow.jpg?v=1723214890\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-wk-lightbox=\"on\" data-uk-lightbox=\"on\"\u003e\u003cimg title=\"optical flow of the pixels\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/1427\/0699\/files\/Cutiscan-optical-flow.jpg?v=1723214890\" alt=\"Cutiscan optical flow\" width=\"200\" height=\"197\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the suction and recovery time a high resolution CCD camera inside the probe (in the middle of the suction ring) monitors the displacement of each pixel by an optical flow algorithm (Horn-Schunk method) in a video. From that video an overall graph is generated. These graphs lead to interesting measurement parameters. Each direction in the graph is displayed as a curve of suction vs. relaxation (related to those known from other mechanical measurement methods for the skin). The black arrows indicate the displacement during suction time. The higher the skin's ability to resist the displacement, the more firm the skin. The red arrows indicate the returning of the skin into its original position by itself when the pressure in ceased. According to its elastic\/viscoelastic properties skin cannot get back to the original position immediately after the pressure has stopped.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhen looking at the skin site in all directions, it will become visible that in some directions the displacement and the returning rate are higher than in others depending on the linearity of the skin (anisotropy).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg title=\"vertical movement of pixels during suction and release\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/1427\/0699\/files\/Cutiscan-principle.jpg?v=1723214896\" alt=\"Cutiscan principle\" width=\"200\" height=\"194\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv id=\"wk-grid253\" class=\"wk-grid-width-1-1 wk-grid-width-small-1-2 wk-grid-width-large-1-3 wk-grid wk-grid-match \" data-wk-grid-match=\"{target:'\u0026gt; div \u0026gt; .wk-panel', row:true}\" data-wk-grid-margin=\"\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"wk-row-first\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"wk-panel\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"wk-overlay-panel wk-overlay-fade wk-flex wk-flex-center wk-flex-middle wk-text-center\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"wk-row-first\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"wk-panel\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"wk-overlay-panel wk-overlay-fade wk-flex wk-flex-center wk-flex-middle wk-text-center\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"uk-margin-small uk-margin-remove-top uk-text-center\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"uk-flex-middle uk-grid-small uk-child-width-auto uk-flex-center uk-grid\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"el-item uk-first-column\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"el-content\" title=\"Download brochure\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courage-khazaka.de\/images\/Downloads\/Brochures\/Wissenschaftlich\/Brochure_Cutiscan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"uk-text-middle\"\u003eDownload brochure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"el-item\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"el-content\" title=\"Literature\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courage-khazaka.de\/images\/Downloads\/Studien\/Studies_CutiScan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"uk-text-middle\"\u003eLiterature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Courage + Khazaka electronic GmbH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45717279899883,"sku":"SKN_CS100","price":0.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/1427\/0699\/files\/Cutiscan-tripod__96626.1677760523.1000.1200.jpg?v=1723214884","url":"https:\/\/medisa.com.au\/en-nz\/products\/skin-hair-analysis-products-c-k-scientific-products-other-devices-cutiscan-cs-100-interesting-method-to-measure-viscoelasticity-anistropy","provider":"Medisa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}