Percutaneous Penetration Enhancers Physical Methods in Penetration Enhancement
Overview
- Editors:
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Nina Dragicevic
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Apoteka “Beograd”, Belgrade, Serbia
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Howard I. Maibach
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San Francisco, USA
- The most comprehensive reference on enhancement methods in the field of dermal/transdermal drug delivery, now in a mini-series format with five volumes Thorough description of both the best known and the most recently developed chemical and physical methods
- Edited by a team of the most experienced scientists in the field
- Invaluable for researchers, pharmaceutical scientists, practitioners, and students ?
About this book
Percutaneous Penetration Enhancers in a mini-series format comprising five volumes, represents the most comprehensive reference on enhancement methods – both well established and recently introduced – in the field of dermal/transdermal drug delivery. In detail the broad range of both chemical and physical methods used to enhance the skin delivery of drugs is described. All aspects of drug delivery and measurement of penetration are covered, and the latest findings are provided on skin structure and function, mathematics in skin permeation, and modern analytical techniques adapted to assess and measure penetration. In offering a detailed description of the methods currently in use for penetration enhancement, this book will be of value for researchers, pharmaceutical scientists, practitioners, and also students.
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xvii
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Sonophoresis in Penetration Enhancement
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- Sang Eun Lee, Jongbum Seo, Seung Hun Lee
Pages 15-30
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- José Juan Escobar-Chávez, Roberto Díaz-Torres, Clara Luisa Domínguez-Delgado, Isabel Marlen Rodríguez-Cruz, Raquel López-Arellano, Elvia Adriana Morales Hipólito
Pages 31-58
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Iontophoresis in Penetration Enhancement
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- Taís Gratieri, Yogeshvar N. Kalia
Pages 61-65
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- Taís Gratieri, Yogeshvar N. Kalia
Pages 67-76
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- Virginia Merino, Alicia López Castellano, M. Begoña Delgado-Charro
Pages 77-101
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Electroporation in Penetration Enhancement
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Front Matter
Pages 103-103
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- Babu M. Medi, Buddhadev Layek, Jagdish Singh
Pages 105-122
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- Muralikrishnan Angamuthu, S. Narasimha Murthy
Pages 123-137
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Novel Electrochemical Devices
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Front Matter
Pages 139-139
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- Geoffrey Lee, Britta Schröder, Ulrich Nickel, Elisabeth Meyer
Pages 141-157
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Different Waves in Penetration Enhancement
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Front Matter
Pages 159-159
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- Hamid R. Moghimi, Azadeh Alinaghi
Pages 161-174
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- Gonçalo F. F. Sá, Carlos Serpa, Luis G. Arnaut
Pages 175-191
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The Use of Magnetic Fields in Penetration Enhancement
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Front Matter
Pages 193-193
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- Heather A. E. Benson, Matthew McIldowie, Tarl Prow
Pages 195-206
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Moxibustion in Penetration Enhancement
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Front Matter
Pages 207-207
Editors and Affiliations
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Apoteka “Beograd”, Belgrade, Serbia
Nina Dragicevic
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San Francisco, USA
Howard I. Maibach
About the editors
Howard I. Maibach is Professor of Dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco. He is a leading authority in the fields of dermatotoxicology and dermatopharmacology, in which he has conducted much original research and written very extensively, with a total of more than 2,500 publications as lead or co-author. Professor Maibach has served on the editorial boards of more than 30 scientific journals and is a member of many professional societies, including the American Academy of Dermatology and the International Commission on Occupational Health. He has also been the recipient of numerous honors, both within the United States and overseas. Nina Dragićević-Ćurić graduated from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Pharmacy in 1999 and subsequently obtained an MSc and a PhD (summa cum laude, Dr. rer. nat.) in Pharmaceutical Technology from the University of Belgrade and the Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, respectively. Dr. Dragićević-Ćurić is an accredited Specialistin Pharmaceutical Technology. Since 2007 she has been responsible for the preparation of compounded drugs in pharmacies of the state pharmaceutical company “Apoteka Beograd” in Belgrade. She has published in a variety of international journals.