Effects of iontophoresis and electroporation on the stratum corneum. Review of the biophysical studies

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-105

  Jadoul, Anne ^a   Bouwstra, Joke ^b   Préat, Véronique ^a  

^a Indust Officinale Ecl Pharm U   (Belgium)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biophysical methods; Electroporation; Iontophoresis; Skin; Stratum corneum; Transdermal drug delivery

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SKIN;

ELECTROPORATION; IONTOPHORESIS;

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY;

ELECTROPORATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; IONTOPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN SURFACE; STRATUM CORNEUM; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 0033521640     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-409X(98)00065-9     Document Type: Article

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