Characterization of solid maltose microneedles and their use for transdermal delivery

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-113

  Kolli, Chandra Sekhar ^a   Banga, Ajay K ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Microneedles; Nicardipine hydrochloride; Transdermal delivery; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

CALCEIN; MALTOSE; METHYLENE BLUE; NICARDIPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MICRONEEDLE; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN WATER LOSS; STAINING;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; DIFFUSION; FLUORESCEINS; MALE; MALTOSE; METHYLENE BLUE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEEDLES; NICARDIPINE; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; RATS; RATS, HAIRLESS; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 38049146196     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: 1573904X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11095-007-9350-0     Document Type: Article

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