Novel (Trans)dermal Drug Delivery Strategies Micro- and Nano-scale Assessments /

• Main Author: Garvie-Cook, Hazel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Biomedical engineering.; Polymers.; Medical physics.; Radiation.; Nanotechnology.; Medical and Radiation Physics.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.; Polymer Sciences.; Biomedical Engineering.

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 en...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Background
• Methodology
• TEC Plasticization of Topical Polymeric Films
• Lipid Incorporation into Topical Polymeric Films
• Laser Microporation of Skin
• Conclusion.