Application of single molecule fluorescence microscopy to characterize the penetration of a large amphiphilic molecule in the stratum corneum of human skin

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 6960-6977

  Volz, Pierre ^a   Boreham, Alexander ^a   Wolf, Alexander ^a   Kim, Tai Yang ^a   Balke, Jens ^a   Frombach, Janna ^b   Hadam, Sabrina ^b   Afraz, Zahra ^b   Rancan, Fiorenza ^b   Blume Peytavi, Ulrike ^b   Vogt, Annika ^b   Alexiev, Ulrike ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Penetration pathways; Single molecule fluorescence microscopy; Single particle tracking; Skin penetration; Stratum corneum; Tape stripping; Total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy

Indexed keywords

AMPHOPHILE; ATTO OXA12; FLUORESCENT DYE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; SINGLE MOLECULE TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; SINGLE MOLECULE TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; SKIN PENETRATION; STRATUM CORNEUM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; EPIDERMIS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EPIDERMIS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 84982225677     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms16046960     Document Type: Article

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