Topical and transdermal drug delivery: From simple potions to smart technologies

Benson, Heather; Grice, J.E.; Mohammed, Y.; Namjoshi, S.; Roberts, M.S.

doi:10.2174/1567201816666190201143457

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Authors

Benson, Heather

Grice, J.E.

Mohammed, Y.

Namjoshi, S.

Roberts, M.S.

Date

2019

Type

Journal Article

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Citation

Benson, H.A.E. and Grice, J.E. and Mohammed, Y. and Namjoshi, S. and Roberts, M.S. 2019. Topical and transdermal drug delivery: From simple potions to smart technologies. Current Drug Delivery. 16 (5): pp. 444-460.

Source Title

Current Drug Delivery

DOI

10.2174/1567201816666190201143457

ISSN

1567-2018

Faculty

Faculty of Health Sciences

School

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76243

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

This overview on skin delivery considers the evolution of the principles of percutaneous absorption and skin products from ancient times to today. Over the ages, it has been recognised that products may be applied to the skin for either local or systemic effects. As our understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the skin has improved, this has facilitated the development of technologies to effectively and quantitatively deliver solutes across this barrier to specific target sites in the skin and beyond. We focus on these technologies and their role in skin delivery today and in the future.