Lecithin-based microemulsions for targeted delivery of Ceramide AP into the stratum corneum: Formulation, characterizations, and in vitro release and penetration studies

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 538-551

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

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

ceramide AP ; lecithin; microemulsions; release and penetration; stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STABILITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HYDROPHILICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROEMULSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTON CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REFRACTION INDEX; STRATUM CORNEUM; VISCOSITY;

CERAMIDES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EMULSIONS; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; LECITHINS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PARTICLE SIZE; REFRACTOMETRY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84873416227     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: 1573904X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11095-012-0899-x     Document Type: Article

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