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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463836403321

Titolo

Topical nail products and ungual drug delivery / / edited by S Narasimha Murthy and Howard I. Maibach

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2012

ISBN

0-429-13270-0

1-4398-1131-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Disciplina

616.547

Soggetti

Nails (Anatomy) - Diseases - Chemotherapy

Drug delivery systems

Drugs - Design

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors' Biographies; Chapter 1 - The Nail: Anatomy, Physiology, Diseases, and Treatment; Chapter 2 - Permeability of the Nail Plate; Chapter 3 - Topical Nail Formulations; Chapter 4 - Approaches to Enhance Ungual and Trans-Ungual Drug Delivery; Chapter 5 - In Vitro and In Vivo Models to Evaluate Topical Nail Formulations; Chapter 6 - Hydration-Controlled Nail System for the Evaluation of Topical Formulations and a Novel Nail Sampling Device; Chapter 7 - Bioengineering of the Nail: Transonychial Water Loss and Imaging Techniques, an Overview

Chapter 8 - Trans-Ungual Iontophoresis and Physical Drug Delivery EnhancementChapter 9 - Pharmacokinetics of Drugs in the Nail Apparatus; Chapter 10 - Onychopharmacokinetics: Proposed Model Insight; Chapter 11 - Photodynamic Therapy of Nail Diseases; Chapter 12 - Nail as a Surrogate for Investigating Drug Use; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Discussing existing techniques, ongoing research, new approaches, and basic concepts in the treatment of nail diseases, Topical Nail Products and Ungual Drug Delivery summarizes the current knowledge and represents a jumping-off point for creating novel techniques of drug delivery across the nail.