Modes of action of terpene penetration enhancers in human skin; differential scanning calorimetry, small-angle X-ray diffraction and enhancer uptake studies

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-26

  Cornwell, Paul A ^a   Barry, Brian W ^a   Bouwstra, Joke A ^b   Gooris, Gert S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Differential scanning calorimetry; Human skin; Penetration enhancers; Small angle X ray diffraction; Stratum corneum lipid; Terpenes

Indexed keywords

CINEOLE; LIMONENE; NEROLIDOL; PENETRATION ENHANCING AGENT; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SKIN LIPID; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENTHALPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID BILAYER; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN PERMEABILITY; STRATUM CORNEUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0030057728     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(95)04108-7     Document Type: Article

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