Polyglycerol fatty acid ester surfactant-based microemulsions for targeted delivery of ceramide AP into the stratum corneum: Formulation, characterisation, in vitro release and penetration investigation

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 139-150

  Sahle, Fitsum F ^a   Metz, Hendrik ^a   Wohlrab, Johannes ^a   Neubert, Reinhard H H ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ceramide AP ; EPR; Microemulsions; Polyglycerol fatty acid ester surfactant; Release and penetration; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; CERAMIDE AP; FATTY ACID ESTER; GLYCEROL; LINOLEIC ACID; NANOMATERIAL; PALMITIC ACID ISOPROPYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EPIDERMIS; HYDROPHILICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROEMULSION; SOLUBILIZATION; STRATUM CORNEUM;

CERAMIDES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; EMULSIONS; FATTY ACIDS; GLYCEROL; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMEABILITY; POLYMERS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84866047834     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: 18733441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2012.05.017     Document Type: Article

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