Quantification of Nanoparticle Uptake Into Hair Follicles in Pig Ear and Human Forearm

January 2014 in “ Journal of Controlled Release ”

Anne S. Raber, Ankit Mittal, Jens Schäfer, Udo Bakowsky, Jörg Reichrath, Thomas Vogt, Ulrich F. Schaefer, Steffi Hansen, Claus‐Michael Lehr

nanoparticle hair follicles transdermal drug delivery poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide) PLGA phospholipid-coated nanoparticles DPPC DPPC:DOTAP

Studysummary Phospholipid-coated nanoparticles penetrate hair follicles better than others, especially in pig ears.

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