Percutaneous Absorption

<p>Updating and expanding the scope of topics covered in the previous edition, <i>Percutaneous Absorption: Drugs, Cosmetics, Mechanisms, Methods, Fifth Edition </i>supplies new chapters on topics currently impacting the field including cutaneous metabolism, skin contamination, exposure to protein allergens, <i>in vitro </i>absorption methodology and the percutaneous absorption of chemical mixtures. Complete with studies on the role of the skin as a key portal of entry for chemicals into the body, this book serves as a detailed reference source for recent advances in the field, as well as an experimental guide for laboratory personnel.</p><p>Key Features:</p><ul><p></p><li>Details <i>in vivo</i> and <i>in vitro</i> methods for measuring absorption, dermal decontamination, mechanisms of transdermal delivery, and the relationship of transepidermal water loss to percutaneous absorption</li><p></p><p></p><li>Considers a range of mathematical models, the safety evaluation of cosmetic ingredients, the absorption of hair dyes, nanoparticles for drug delivery, and other novel methods of drug delivery</li><p></p><p></p><li>Discusses topics including skin metabolism, the skin reservoir, and the effects of desquamation on absorption</li><p></p></ul>