Mechanical characterization and drug permeation properties of tetracaine-loaded bioadhesive films for percutaneous local anesthesia

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-174

  Moss, G P ^a,c   Gullick, D R ^a   Woolfson, A D ^b   McCafferty, D F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Percutaneous absorption; Percutaneous local anesthesia; Tensile testing; Tetracaine; Texture analyzer

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; DIMETICONE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; GLYCEROL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; PLASTICIZER; POLYMETHYLVINYL ETHER; TETRACAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG RELEASE; NONHUMAN; SKIN PENETRATION; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADHESIVES; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CELLULOSE; DRUG CARRIERS; ELASTICITY; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALEATES; PERMEABILITY; POLYETHYLENES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TETRACAINE;

EID: 33645000602     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: 15205762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03639040500466049     Document Type: Article

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