Abstract
Dermal and transdermal delivery requires efficient penetration of compounds through the skin barrier, the bilayer domains of intercellular lipid matrices, and keratin bundles in the stratum corneum (SC). Lipid vesicular systems are a recognized mode of enhanced delivery of drugs into and through the skin. However, it is noteworthy that not every lipid vesicular system has the adequate characteristics to enhance skin membrane permeation. Specially designed lipid vesicles in contrast to classic liposomal compositions could achieve this goal. This chapter describes the structure, main physicochemical characteristics, and mechanism of action of prominent vesicular carriers in this field and reviews reported data on their enhanced delivery performance.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Enhancement in Drug Delivery |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 255-278 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781420004816 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780849332036 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)