Potential of nanoparticulate carriers for improved drug delivery via skin

Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation - Tập 49 Số 5 - Trang 485-517 - 2019
Alam Zeb1, Sadia Tabassam Arif1, Maimoona Malik1, Fawad Ali Shah1, Fakhar ud Din2, Omer Salman Qureshi3, Eun-Sun Lee4, Gwan-Yeong Lee4, Jin‐Ki Kim4
1Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
2Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
3Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
4College of Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hanyang University, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi, 15588, Republic of Korea

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