Transdermal iontophoresis: Impact on skin integrity as evaluated by various methods

Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 381-401

  Kumar, Maansi G ^a   Lin, Senshang ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromameter; Differential scanning calorimetry; Impedance spectroscopy; Infrared spectroscopy; Laser doppler velocimetry; Microscopy; Transepidermal water loss; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CHROMAMETER; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DEVICE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG TRANSPORT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODE; ERYTHEMA; FREEZE FRACTURE TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PAIN; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKIN TINGLING; SKIN WATER LOSS; SPECTROSCOPY; STRATUM CORNEUM; TRANSDERMAL IONTOPHORESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 45349090846     PISSN: 07434863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevTherDrugCarrierSyst.v25.i4.30     Document Type: Review

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