Novel (Trans)dermal Drug Delivery Strategies - Micro- and Nano-scale Assessments (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This work represents an inventive attempt to apply recent advances in nanotechnology to identify and characterise novel polymer systems for drug delivery through the skin. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements of the nanoscale mechanical properties of topical, drug-containing polymeric films enabled the author to identify optimal compositions, in terms of flexibility and substantivity, for application to the skin. To elucidate the enhanced drug release from polyacrylate films incorporating medium chain triglycerides, the author combined AFM studies with the complementary technique of Raman micro-spectroscopy. This experimental strategy revealed that the significant increase in the drug released from these films is the result of a nanoscale two-phase structure. Finally, in experiments examining the microporation of skin using femtosecond laser ablation, the author demonstrated that the threshold at which the skin's barrier function is undermined can be dramatically reduced by the pre-application of ink. The approach allows thermal damage at the pore edge to be minimised, suggesting a very real potential for substantially increasing drug delivery in a minimally invasive fashion.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Springer Theses
Release date:	February 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Garvie-Cook Hazel
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	114
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-28900-7
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Nanotechnology Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Biomedical engineering > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Medical physics Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Organic chemistry > Polymer chemistry
LSN:	3-319-28900-4
Barcode:	9783319289007

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