Comparison of the effects of short, high-voltage and long, medium-voltage pulses on skin electrical and transport properties

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-47

  Vanbever, Rita ^a,b   Pliquett, Uwe F ^a,c   Préat, Véronique ^b   Weaver, James C ^a  

^a HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aqueous pathways; Electrical properties; Electroporation; Human skin; Transdermal transport

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TRANSPORT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPORATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; TECHNIQUE; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROPORATION; HUMANS; SKIN;

EID: 0033026075     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(99)00018-8     Document Type: Article

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