Report Finds Ethosomes As Promising Transdermal Delivery Mechanism
Ethosomes – nanocarriers loaded with ethanol – can penetrate the skin’s protective layers and deliver a variety of drugs, a review published in Current Clinical Pharmacology reported today.
Transdermal delivery of drugs is touted by some researchers as promising, since it’s noninvasive and avoids any interaction with the gastrointestinal tract. Ethosomes are malleable and their ethanol-filled core allows them to disrupt the skin’s protective lipid bilayer.
Transdermal delivery of drugs is touted by some researchers as promising, since it’s noninvasive and avoids any interaction with the gastrointestinal tract. Ethosomes are malleable and their ethanol-filled core allows them to disrupt the skin’s protective lipid bilayer.