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Jia-li Bao1, Hong Wang, Ji-guang Ge
1College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310006, China. baojl@zju.edu.cn
Aim:
To illustrate the non-equilibrium properties of drug permeation through stratum corneum (SC) to provide theory and method for transdermal drug delivery.
Methods:
The system of side-by-side permeation chambers in vitro was isolated, thus conditions for equilibrium state were decided. And a network thermodynamic model was established. Non-equilibrium and leakage experiments were completed with which tinidazole was pattern drug.
Results:
The properties of non-equilibrium including: long term to reach equilibrium state; delay-start of the permeation; uncertainty of initial drug permeable flux. The properties of leakage including: degression of drug permeable flux; changeability of permeation time constant.
Conclusion:
The permeation cell is believed to be a non-linear and time variable system.
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