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Percutaneous Penetration Enhancers Chemical Methods in Penetration Enhancement

Modification of the Stratum Corneum

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  • 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

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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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Manufacturing, Apoteka "Beograd", Belgrade, Serbia

    Nina Dragicevic

  • Dermatology Clinic, University of California San Francisco Dermatology Clinic, 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 Specialist in 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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Percutaneous Penetration Enhancers Chemical Methods in Penetration Enhancement

  • Book Subtitle: Modification of the Stratum Corneum

  • Editors: Nina Dragicevic, Howard I. Maibach

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47039-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-47038-1Published: 17 November 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51170-1Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-47039-8Published: 03 November 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 411

  • Number of Illustrations: 67 b/w illustrations, 56 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Dermatology, Pharmacology/Toxicology

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