Development, production and evaluation of 2-dimensional transfer tattoos to simulate skin conditions in health professions education

Table 1 Components used in the development and production of 2D Transfer Tattoos

*Component*	*Product name*	*Producer*
Tracing paper	High-quality tracing paper 80 g/m2, smooth front and matt back surface	AMI Art Material International Warenhandelsgesellschaft mbH, Kaltenkirchen, Germany
Alcohol soluble colours	PPI Skin Illustrator, e.g., FX Palette	Premiere Products Inc., Pacoima, CA, USA
Printer/Scanner	Aficio Infotec MP C2800	Ricoh Company Ltd., Tokio, Japan
Colour Calibration	Spyder 4 Elite	Datacolor AG, Lucerne, Switzerland
Image processing hardware	iMac (27-in., Late 2013 configuration)	Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA, USA
Image processing software	Photoshop CS5.5	Adobe Systems, San Jose, CA, USA
Transfer paper	Tattoo 2.1 Transfer Paper	TheMagicTouch GmbH, Dieburg, Germany
Adhesive Spray	Golden Phoenix Super Spray Adhesive	Baoding OUPU Electronic Science and Technology Co. Ltd, Baoding, China gpbodyart.com
Makeup remover	BEN NYE Bond Off!!	Ben Nye Company, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA

The process of developing and producing 2D transfer tattoo moulages described above is generic and should work with materials of different producers. For reproducibility reasons, this table declares the precise materials used by the authors

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