Constant Voltage Iontophoresis Technique to Deliver Terbinafine via Transungual Delivery System: Formulation Optimization Using Box–Behnken Design and In Vitro …

AB Nair, BE Al-Dhubiab, J Shah, B Gorain, S Jacob… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Topical therapy of antifungals is primarily restricted due to the low innate transport of drugs
through the thick multi-layered keratinized nail plate. The objective of this investigation was …

Ungual and trans-ungual iontophoretic delivery of terbinafine for the treatment of onychomycosis

AB Nair, HD Kim, B Chakraborty, J Singh… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
The application of iontophoresis was demonstrated in the nail drug delivery of terbinafine
(TH) recently. This study explored a systematic assessment of this approach to enhance the …

Transungual delivery of terbinafine by iontophoresis in onychomycotic nails

AB Nair, SR Kiran Vaka, SN Murthy - Drug Development and …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Trans-nail permeability is limited due to the innate nature of the nail plate and the recent
investigations indicated the potential of iontophoresis in enhancing the transungual drug …

An Ex Vivo Toe Model Used to Assess Applicators for the Iontophoretic Ungual Delivery of Terbinafine

AB Nair, HD Kim, SP Davis, R Etheredge… - Pharmaceutical …, 2009 - Springer
Purpose An ex vivo intact toe model was developed to assess two different applicator
designs for iontophoretic delivery of terbinafine into the nail only or the nail and surrounding …

Iontophoretic terbinafine HCL 1.0% delivery across porcine and human nails

B Amichai, R Mosckovitz, H Trau, O Sholto… - Mycopathologia, 2010 - Springer
Background Onychomycosis is a common disease. Topical treatment is usually not effective
due to limitation of trans-nail delivery of antifungal drugs. Successful treatment of deep …

A comprehensive study to evaluate the effect of constant low voltage iontophoresis on transungual delivery

AB Nair, K Singh, P Shinu, S Harsha… - Drug Development …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Treatment of nail diseases by topical drug delivery continues to draw much attention in the
recent days. This study aims to systematically investigate the effect of constant voltage …

Design, Development, and Evaluation of Constant Voltage Iontophoresis for the Transungual Delivery of Efinaconazole

AB Nair, B Aldhubiab, J Shah, S Jacob, M Attimarad… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The efficacy of topical antifungal therapy in onychomycosis has been hindered by the failure
of the antimycotic to permeate the nail plate. This research aims to design and develop a …

Effect of polyethylene glycols on the trans-ungual delivery of terbinafine

AB Nair, B Chakraborty… - Current drug …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Topical nail drug delivery could be improved by identifying potent chemical penetration
enhancers. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of polyethylene glycols (PEGs) …

Iontophoresis for drug delivery into the nail apparatus: exploring hyponychium as the site of delivery

A Kushwaha, HN Shivakumar… - Drug development and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In present studies, a hyponychium pathway (from ventral side of the nail plate) was
investigated as a potential route of drug delivery into the nail apparatus using iontophoresis …

A study on the effect of inorganic salts in transungual drug delivery of terbinafine

AB Nair, SM Sammeta, SRK Vaka… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The poor success rate of topical therapy in nail disorders is mainly because of the
low permeability of keratinized nail plates. This can be overcome by utilizing potent …