Mathematical models of skin permeability: An overview

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 418, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 115-129

  Mitragotri, Samir ^a   Anissimov, Yuri G ^b   Bunge, Annette L ^c   Frasch, H Frederick ^d   Guy, Richard H ^e   Hadgraft, Jonathan ^f   Kasting, Gerald B ^g   Lane, Majella E ^f   Roberts, Michael S ^h,i  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^e University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Mathematical; Model; Permeability; Stratum corneum; Theory; Transdermal

Indexed keywords

2 BUTOXYETHANOL; 2 ETHOXYETHANOL; ALCOHOL; ANILINE; BENZYL NICOTINATE; CAFFEINE; COUMARIN; ESTRADIOL; METHYL PARABEN; NICOTINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NICOTINIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; NICOTINIC ACID HEXYL ESTER; NICOTINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; SALICYLIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE;

COMPARTMENT MODEL; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN PERMEABILITY; STEADY STATE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

DIFFUSION; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERMEABILITY; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SKIN;

EID: 80052835638     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: 18733476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2011.02.023     Document Type: Review

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