Transdermal and topical delivery of anti-inflammatory agents using nanoemulsion/microemulsion: An updated review

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 184-198

  Shakeel, Faiyaz ^a   Ramadan, Wafa ^a   Faisal, Mohammed S ^b   Rizwan, Md ^b   Faiyazuddin, Md ^b   Mustafa, Gulam ^b   Shafiq, Sheikh ^c  

^a AL ARAB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c ZYDUS RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory agents; Microemulsions; Nanoemulsions; Transdermal delivery

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; DRUG DELIVERY; LIPOSOMES; MICROEMULSIONS;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; EXCELLENT SOLUBILITY; LIPOPHILIC COMPOUNDS; NANO-EMULSIONS; PERMEATION ENHANCERS; THERMODYNAMICALLY STABLE; TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY; TRANSDERMAL PERMEATION;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG SOLUBILITY; ENERGY; LIPOPHILICITY; MICROEMULSION; NANOEMULSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 77951126889     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341310790945740     Document Type: Review

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