Mechanistic studies of molecular transdermal transport due to skin electroporation

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-60

  Pliquett, Uwe ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Heat effect; Lipid; Multilamellar system; Phase transition; Stratum corneum; Transdermal transport

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SKIN;

ELECTROPORATION; JOULE HEATING;

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY;

PHOSPHOLIPID;

DRUG TRANSPORT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPORATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN PERMEABILITY; TEMPERATURE; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0033521683     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-409X(98)00062-3     Document Type: Article

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