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Article: Research by A. Sieg and colleagues in transdermal delivery provides new insights.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- November 11, 2009
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A new study, 'Diagnostic and therapeutic applications of iontophoresis,' is now available. According to a study from Belgium, "Owing to the excellent barrier properties of the stratum corneum, transdermal delivery remains a challenge for a high number of molecules. Iontophoresis is a noninvasive technique which uses a low current to administer polar and charged species through the skin, thereby enlarging the range of drug candidates for transdermal administration."
"Unlike other techniques of transdermal delivery enhancement, iontophoresis acts on the molecule itself allowing a better control of the dose applied. The symmetry of the technique can be employed for ...