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Article: Skin deep: for the forthcoming 'Skin--Target or Barrier?' conference, SCI's BioActive Sciences Technical Group has assembled a line-up of speakers who will review the dual functionality of skin as an organ of defence and as a target for drug delivery.
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- Chemistry and Industry
- Article date:
- August 27, 2007
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SKIN IS THE MOST VISIBLE SIGN of beauty and health. As such, it is the subject of intense marketing to promote a variety of cosmetic and pharmaceutical related products to treat both the skin itself and deliver drugs systemically. Equally important, but much less recognised, is its function as a barrier to harmful substances. Current thinking on the skin's health- and protection-related properties will be discussed in a forthcoming SCI conference, 'Skin--Target or Barrier' to be held at SCI International Headquarters in London on 1 November.
The one-day meeting will present the latest research in a number of skin-related areas where applications of sophisticated ...