Effects of alternating current frequency and permeation enhancers upon human epidermal membrane

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 372, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 24-32

  Xu, Qingfang ^a   Kochambilli, Rajan P ^b   Song, Yang ^b   Hao, Jinsong ^a   Higuchi, William I ^b   Li, S Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

AC; Constant skin resistance AC iontophoresis; Human epidermal membrane; Permeation enhancer; Skin electrical resistance

Indexed keywords

PENETRATION ENHANCING AGENT;

ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROPORATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ION CURRENT; ION EXCHANGE; IONTOPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PERMEABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERMEABILITY; PYRROLIDINONES; SKIN ABSORPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64149108642     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.12.036     Document Type: Article

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