Methods for quantifying intrafollicular drug delivery: A critical appraisal

Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1095-1108

  Meidan, Victor M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Evaluation; Follicular route; Hair follicles; Quantification; Sebum; Transdermal; Transfollicular

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLBENZYLIDENE; ADENOSINE; ALDOSTERONE; BENZYLIDENE DERIVATIVE; CIMETIDINE; CORTICOSTERONE; CURCUMIN; DEOXYADENOSINE; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; IBUPROFEN; METHOTREXATE; NANOPARTICLE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TRANSPORT; HAIR DISEASE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; INTRAFOLLICULAR DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; LIPID COMPOSITION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; REVIEW; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SEBUM; SKIN SURFACE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERMEABILITY; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SEBACEOUS GLANDS; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 77955913443     PISSN: 17425247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2010.503954     Document Type: Review

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