In vivo transdermal delivery of large molecules by pressure-mediated electroincorporation and electroporation: A novel method for drug and gene delivery

Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 283-292

  Zhang, Lei ^a   Li, Lingna ^b   An, Zili ^b   Hoffman, Robert M ^b   Hofmann, Gunter A ^a  

^a Centronics Inc   (United States)

^b ANTICANCER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroincorporation; Electroporation; Hairless mice; Human skin xenograft; In vivo; Pressure; Skin; Topical drug and gene delivery

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; GENES; MACROMOLECULES; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SKIN;

ELECTROINCORPORATION; ELECTROPORATION;

DRUG INFUSION;

LEUPRORELIN; MICROSPHERE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; REPORTER GENE; STRATUM CORNEUM; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031149897     PISSN: 03024598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-4598(96)05128-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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