Applications of ultrasonic skin permeation in transdermal drug delivery

Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1107-1120

  Smith, Nadine Barrie ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioeffects; Drug delivery; Intensity; Transdermal; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; BENZENE; BICARBONATE; BUTANOL; CAFFEINE; CALCEIN; CALCIUM; CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXTRAN; DICLOFENAC; EMLA; ERYTHROPOIETIN; ESTRADIOL; FENTANYL; GLUCOSE; GONADORELIN; HUMAN INSULIN; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; IBUPROFEN; INSULIN; INSULIN LISPRO; KETOPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; LINOLEIC ACID; MANNITOL; PROGESTERONE; SALICYLIC ACID; UNINDEXED DRUG;

CELL DAMAGE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TRANSPORT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SICKNESS; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SKIN CELL; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SOUND INTENSITY; STRATUM CORNEUM; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; PERMEABILITY; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACOKINETICS; SKIN ABSORPTION; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 55049116362     PISSN: 17425247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17425247.5.10.1107     Document Type: Review

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