Ultrasound-Mediated nail drug delivery system

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1723-1730

  Abadi, Danielle ^a   Zderic, Vesna ^a  

^a George Washington University   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Low intensity ultrasound; Nail diseases; Onychomycosis

Indexed keywords

DRUG DELIVERY; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

CURRENT TREATMENTS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; LOW INTENSITY ULTRASOUND; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PERMEABILITY FACTOR; SOFTWARE INTERFACES; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS;

LUMINANCE;

COLORING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; DOG; ELECTROPORATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOOF AND CLAW; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NAIL; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; DOGS; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROPORATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HOOF AND CLAW; HUMANS; NAILS; SONICATION; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 82455217431     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2011.30.12.1723     Document Type: Article

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