Short description
Current interest in drug delivery technologies is exceedingly high. Similarly, a recent upsurge in consumer awareness of the potential antiaging and antiwrinkling benefits of natural products and botanicals has spurred a revolution in the cosmetic industry for better skin care delivery technologies, both to preserve inherent activity as well as to enhance their benefits through novel formulation and delivery methods.
Long description
This book is a systematic explanation of technologies used to transport drugs and cosmeceuticals through the skin's barriers. After reviewing basic principles of dermatology and skin penetration, the book explains the most current methods of transdermal transport. It covers new materials, such as amphiphilic polymers; formulation methods, e.g., miniemulsions; and variations on technologies such as sonophoresis and iontophoresis. The work also shows the connections between skin penetration and a variety of active substances, including specialized drugs, as well as natural and botanical ingredients used in cosmeceuticals. The book presents critical empirical data and design information intended to assist researchers, product developers, and testers in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries.