SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR ASSESSING MICROBIOTA OF SKIN

摘要

Devices, systems, and methods for assessing microbiota of skin are described which include: a skin-covering material with an inner surface conforming in shape to a topography of a skin surface and including a plurality of specific microbe-binding elements; an image capture device to capture an image of the inner surface of the skin-covering material and to transform the image into a digital output including information associated with at least one property and a spatial distribution of at least one type of microbe bound to the specific microbe-binding elements; and a computing device including circuitry configured to receive the digital output from the image-capture device, compare the at least one property of the at least one type of microbe bound to the specific microbe-binding elements with a database of reference microbe properties, and generate a digital profile including the at least one property and the spatial distribution of the at least one type of microbe bound to the specific microbe-binding elements.

主权项

1. A device comprising:
a skin-covering material having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface substantially conforming in shape to a topography of a skin surface of an individual and including a plurality of specific microbe-binding elements associated with the inner surface.