Topical Nail Products and Ungual Drug Delivery

Herausgeber: Murthy, S Narasimha; Maibach, Howard I

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Presenting crucial information on the state of the science in trans-ungual drug delivery, this comprehensive overview provides a useful tool to assist in the development of products to treat and solve nail diseases. A growing area of pharmaceutical research, the search for efficient delivery techniques that can cross the nail barrier has yielded several effective strategies. Discussing existing techniques, ongoing research, new approaches, and basic concepts in trans-ungual drug delivery, this book summarizes the current knowledge and represents a jumping-off point for creating novel techniques of drug delivery across the nail.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780367380823
• ISBN-10: 036738082X
• Artikelnr.: 58054445

Autorenporträt

S. Narasimha Murthy Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. After obtaining his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from Bangalore University, India, Dr. Murthy worked as a Research Associate at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY and as an Assistant Professor at the Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio. He has published over 60 research papers in the area of dermal and ungual drug delivery. Howard I. Maibach, Ph.D. is currently serving as Professor of Dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco. He obtained his MD from Tulane University, New Orleans, LA in 1955. Later he served in faculty positions in various levels at the UCSF. Dr. Maibach has over 2,520 published manuscripts. He has been on the editorial board of more than 30 scientific journals and is a member of 19 professional societies including the American Academy of Dermatology, San Francisco Dermatological Society and the Internal Commission on Occupation Health.

Inhaltsangabe

The Nail: Anatomy, Physiology, Diseases, and Treatment. Permeability of the
Nail Plate. Topical Nail Formulations. Approaches to Enhance Ungual and
Trans-Ungual Drug Delivery. In Vitro and In Vivo Models to Evaluate Topical
Nail Formulations. Hydration-Controlled Nail System for the Evaluation of
Topical Formulations and a Novel Nail Sampling Device. Bioengineering of
the Nail: Transonychial Water Loss and Imaging Techniques, An Overview.
Transungual Iontophoresis and Physical Drug Delivery Enhancement.
Pharmacokinetics of Drugs in the Nail Apparatus. Onychopharmacokinetics:
Proposed Model Insight. Photodynamic Therapy of Nail Diseases. Nail as a
Surrogate for Investigating the Drug Use.