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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2017
Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha, Minato-ku, JP;
Daisuke Niwa, Minato-ku, JP;
Akemi Imaoka, Minato-ku, JP;
Naoki Izawa, Minato-ku, JP;
Yasuyuki Takahashi, Minato-ku, JP;
Miyuki Kudo, Minato-ku, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
A method is shown for preparing a specimen for extensively analyzing a resident skin bacterium and/or a substance present in the stratum corneum, such as a protein or a lipid, or observing the shape of the stratum corneum. A method for preparing a specimen for analyzing a resident skin bacterium and/or a substance present m the stratum corneum or observing the shape of the stratum, includes applying a solution containing a polyvinyl alcohol polymer to the skin so as to form a thin-film and peeling and collecting the formed thin-film.