Stratum corneum is an effective barrier to TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticle percutaneous absorption

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 266-275

  Filipe, P ^a   Silva, J N ^a   Silva, R ^a   Cirne De Castro, J L ^a   Marques Gomes, M ^a   Alves, L C ^b,c   Santus, R ^d   Pinheiro, T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^c CENTRO DE FÍSICA NUCLEAR DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Human skin barrier; Permeation; Sunscreen; Titanium dioxide; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE; SUNSCREEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN SURFACE; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NANOPARTICLES; PATCH TESTS; SKIN ABSORPTION; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TITANIUM; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 68749121529     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000235554     Document Type: Article

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