Skin penetration enhancement by a microneedle device (Dermaroller®) in vitro: Dependency on needle size and applied formulation

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 511-523

  Badran, M M ^a   Kuntsche, J ^a,b   Fahr, A ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drug penetration; Invasomes; Microneedles; Skin morphology; Transepidermal water loss (TEWL)

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRUG CARRIER; INVASOME; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROPHILICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER DIFFRACTION; MICRONEEDLE; MICROSCOPY; NEEDLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHOLIPID VESICLE; PHOTON CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN STRUCTURE; SKIN WATER LOSS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEEDLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SKIN; WATER;

EID: 59349105168     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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