Investigation of Drug Partition Property in Artificial Sebum

    June 2007 in “ International Journal of Pharmaceutics ”
    Satyanarayana Valiveti, James A. Wesley, Guang Wei Lu
    Studysummary This study found that the sebum partition coefficient (K(sebum)) for some drugs differs from the stratum corneum partition coefficient (K(sc)), indicating its importance for targeted drug delivery into hair and sebaceous follicles.
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