Improve optical clearing of skin in vitro with propylene glycol as a penetration enhancer

Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-278

  Zhi, Zhongwei ^a   Han, Zhenzhen ^a   Luo, Qingming ^a   Zhu, Dan ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

optical clearing agent; penetration enhancer; propylene glycol; Skin

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PENETRATION ENHANCER; D-SORBITOL; IN-VITRO; OBSERVATION AND MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL CLEARING; OPTICAL CLEARING AGENTS; PEG-400; PENETRATION ENHANCERS; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; REDUCED SCATTERING COEFFICIENTS; TREATMENT TIME;

GLYCEROL; GLYCOLS; SKIN;

PROPYLENE;

EID: 80052045826     PISSN: 17935458     EISSN: 17937205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1793545809000590     Document Type: Article

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