Short-term iontophoretic and post-iontophoretic transport of model penetrants across excised human epidermis

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 367, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 162-168

  Akomeah, Franklin K ^a,d   Martin, Gary P ^a   Brown, Marc B ^b,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDPHARM LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Electroperturbation; Iontophoresis; Paraben; Skin permeability; Topical delivery

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; BUTYL PARABEN; CAFFEINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG TRANSPORT; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROPHILICITY; IONTOPHORESIS; LIPOPHILICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN PERMEABILITY;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; CAFFEINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARABENS; SKIN ABSORPTION; SOLVENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58249102950     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.09.041     Document Type: Article

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