Apparatus for simulatively measuring environment of wound dressing on skin and measuring method therefor

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for simulatively measuring an environment in a microspace between human skin and a wound dressing. The simulative environment-measuring apparatus includes a constant temperature-and-humidity chamber (); a heat exchanger () disposed in the chamber; a constant temperature water bath () and a pump () for supplying warm water to the heat exchanger; and a container () set on the heat exchanger. The container holds a water retentive member () therein, and is covered with a water vapor diffusion-controlling member (). A microspace () formed between the water vapor diffusion-controlling member and a wound dressing () is a simulatively reproduced space between human skin and the wound dressing. A thin temperature-and-humidity sensor () is set in the microspace to measure temperature and humidity. When plural containers are used, the environments of plural wound dressings can be measured at once.