Percutaneous Penetration Enhancers Chemical Methods in Penetration Enhancement

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 Dragicevic-Curic 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. Dragicevic-Curic 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.

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.

The most comprehensive reference on enhancement methods in the field of dermal/transdermal drug delivery, now in a mini-series format with five volumes

NANOCARRIERS IN PENETRATION ENHANCEMENT.- Role Of Nanotechnology In Skin Delivery Of Drugs.- LIPID-BASED VESICLES.- Liposomes As Drug Delivery Systems In Dermal/Transdermal Drug Delivery (From The Beginning).- Transfersomes For Enhanced Skin Permeation Of Drugs.- Mechanism Of Penetration Enhancement Of Ultra deformable Vesicles.- Enhanced Skin Permeation Using Ethosomes.- Invasomes-Vesicles For Enhanced Skin Delivery Of Drugs.- Penetration-Enhancer-Containing Vesicles For Cutaneous Drug Delivery.- Stratum Corneum Lipid Liposomes.- Vesosomes.- Surface-Charged Vesicles For Penetration Enhancement.- SURFACTANT-BASED VESICLES.- Niosomes And Pro-Niosomes For Enhanced Skin Delivery.- Novasomes For Enhanced Skin Delivery.- LIPID-BASED ICULATE CARRIERS (OR ICLES).- Solid Lipid Nanoicles, Nano structured Lipid Carriers And Lipid Nano capsules For Topical Delivery.- POLYMER-BASED NANOCARRIERS (ICULATE CARRIERS) IN PENETRATION ENHANCEMENT.- Polymeric Nano (And Micro-) Particles As Carriers For Enhanced Skin Penetration (General).- Polymeric Nanocapsules For Cutaneous Application.- Polymeric Micelles In Dermal/Transdermal Drug Delivery.- Dendrimers In Enhancing Skin Penetration.- Dendritic Core-Multishell (CMS) Nanotransporters For Skin Delivery.- NANOCRYSTALS IN PENETRATION ENHANCEMENT.- Nanocrystals For Enhanced Skin Delivery Of Drugs.