Chemical method to enhance transungual transport and iontophoresis efficiency

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 357, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 61-69

  Hao, Jinsong ^a   Smith, Kelly A ^a   Li, S Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical enhancer; Glycolic acid; Human nail plate; Thioglycolic acid; Transungual iontophoresis; Urea

Indexed keywords

GLYCOLIC ACID; MANNITOL; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; TETRYLAMMONIUM; THIOGLYCOLIC ACID; UREA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROOSMOSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IONTOPHORESIS; PASSIVE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PERMEABILITY; WATER CONTENT; WATER TRANSPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIFFUSION; ELECTROOSMOSIS; EXCIPIENTS; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MANNITOL; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NAILS; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 42749095174     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.01.027     Document Type: Article

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