Background Skin being the largest organ of the human body plays a very important role in
the permeation and penetration of the drug. In addition, the transdermal drug delivery …

Transdermal patches are now widely used as cosmetic, topical and transdermal delivery
systems. These patches represent a key outcome from the growth in skin science …

The skin barrier function has been attributed to the stratum corneum and represents a major
challenge in clinical practice pertaining to cutaneous administration of drugs. Despite this, a …

Transdermal drug delivery system (TDDS) utilizes the skin as executable route for drug
administration but the foremost barrier against drug permeability is the stratum corneum and …

Many of the health benefits associated with Aloe vera have been attributed to the
polysaccharides contained in the gel of the leaves. These biological activities include …

Microemulsions are thermodynamically stable, transparent, colloidal drug carrier system
extensively used by the scientists for effective drug delivery across the skin. It is a …

Human skin not only functions as a permeation barrier (mainly because of the stratum
corneum layer) but also provides a unique delivery pathway for therapeutic and other active …

It is preferred that topically administered drugs act either dermally or transdermally. For that
reason they have to penetrate into the deeper skin layers or permeate the skin. The …

Presenting breakthrough research pertinent to scientists in a wide range of disciplines-from
medicine and biotechnology to cosmetics and pharmacy-this Second Edition provides …

This review presents an overview about pharmaceutical and cosmetic topical products
containing polymeric nanoparticles (nanospheres and nanocapsules), reporting the main …