Stratum Corneum Lipid Liposomes: Drug Delivery Systems and Skin Models

Author(s):  
Gamal M. El Maghraby
Author(s):  
Delly Ramadon ◽  
Maeliosa T. C. McCrudden ◽  
Aaron J. Courtenay ◽  
Ryan F. Donnelly

AbstractTransdermal drug delivery systems have become an intriguing research topic in pharmaceutical technology area and one of the most frequently developed pharmaceutical products in global market. The use of these systems can overcome associated drawbacks of other delivery routes, such as oral and parenteral. The authors will review current trends, and future applications of transdermal technologies, with specific focus on providing a comprehensive understanding of transdermal drug delivery systems and enhancement strategies. This article will initially discuss each transdermal enhancement method used in the development of first-generation transdermal products. These methods include drug/vehicle interactions, vesicles and particles, stratum corneum modification, energy-driven methods and stratum corneum bypassing techniques. Through suitable design and implementation of active stratum corneum bypassing methods, notably microneedle technology, transdermal delivery systems have been shown to deliver both low and high molecular weight drugs. Microneedle technology platforms have proven themselves to be more versatile than other transdermal systems with opportunities for intradermal delivery of drugs/biotherapeutics and therapeutic drug monitoring. These have shown that microneedles have been a prospective strategy for improving transdermal delivery systems. Graphical abstract


MEMBRANE ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 257-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasushi Sumida ◽  
Koichiro Miyajima

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuyao Ruan ◽  
Yong-Tai Zhang ◽  
Nian-Ping Feng

The greatest limitation in the development of transdermal drug delivery systems is that only a few drugs can permeate the skin due to the barrier function of the stratum corneum....


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mysrayn Yargo de Freitas Araújo Reis ◽  
Renaly Ivyna de Araújo Rêgo ◽  
Beatriz Patrício Rocha ◽  
Gabryella Garcia Guedes ◽  
Ízola Morais de Medeiros Ramalho ◽  
...  

: Surfactants are amphiphilic molecules of great interest in the pharmaceutical field due to their use in combination with other adjuvants to solubilize poor soluble drugs, improve their dissolution profile, promote permeation, increase drug delivery systems stabilization, among other characteristics. Literature shows that surfactants are included in several pharmaceutical forms composition: tablets, solid dispersions, emulsions, microemulsions, nanoemulsions, liposomes, and niosomes. This review aims to elucidate the different classes of surfactants based on their charges (cationic, anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic, and dimeric), the micelles formation process, and how surfactants molecules geometry can affect this phenomenon. Moreover, current studies regarding the benefits of surfactants in the development of formulations are presented. Finally, a discussion on how charges and chain length of surfactants can interact with the stratum corneum epithelial cells leading to increased permeation or skin irritability is reported.


1996 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. 511-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunio Yoneto ◽  
S. Kevin LI ◽  
William I. Higuchi ◽  
Wim Jiskoot ◽  
James N. Herron

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