Reduction in skin permeation of N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) by altering the skin/vehicle partition coefficient

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 67, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 211-221

  Ross, Julie S ^a   Shah, Jaymin C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

DEET; Ethanol; Mosquito repellent; Partition coefficient; Polyethylene glycol; Propylene glycol; Skin permeation; Solvent

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; MACROGOL; MACROGOL 400;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SKIN PERMEABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DEET; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; OCTANOLS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; SKIN ABSORPTION; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; VEHICLES; WATER;

EID: 0034601267     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(00)00210-8     Document Type: Article

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