Nano-Scale Observations of Tattoo Pigments in Skin by Atomic Force Microscopy

Description

No / In this study, we have shown how particles in carbon black tattoo ink accumulate in the human skin dermis using fine-resolution atomic force microscopy, with which a single ink particle in the collagenous network can be imaged. This information further demonstrates that tattoo inks are nano-particles. Further, we have deposited a commercially available tattoo ink on a glass slide and calculated a range of volumes for single ink particles.

Links & Downloads

1. Grant CA, Twigg PC and Tobin D (2015) Nano-Scale Observations of Tattoo Pigments in Skin by Atomic Force Microscopy. In: Serup J, Kluger N, Bäumler W (Eds) Tattooed Skin and Health. Current Problems in Dermatology. Basel, Karger. Vol 48, pp 97-102.
2. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/10072
3. https://doi.org/10.1159/000369187

Tags

Tattoo pigments

Carbon black tattoo ink

Human skin

Atomic force microscopy

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/10072
Date	26 March 2015
Creators	Grant, Colin A., Twigg, Peter C., Tobin, Desmond J.
Source Sets	Bradford Scholars
Language	English, English
Detected Language	English
Type	Book chapter, No full-text in the repository