Ultrastructural evidence of stratum corneum permeabilization induced by photomechanical waves

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 104-109

  Menon, Gopinathan K ^a   Kollias, Nikiforos ^b,c,d   Doukas, Apostolos G ^b,c  

^a Avon Products Inc   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Shock waves; Transdermal delivery

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL PERMEABILIZATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK WAVE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN PERMEABILITY; STRATUM CORNEUM; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0041342090     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12302.x     Document Type: Article

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