Triggering of Drug Release of Particles in Hair Follicles

April 2012 in “ Journal of controlled release ”

Wing Cheung Mak, Alexa Patzelt, Heike Richter, Reinhardt Renneberg, Kwok Kei Lai, E. Rühl, Wolfram Sterry, Jürgen Lademann

hair follicles drug delivery mixed particle formulation drug carrier protease porcine skin sebaceous gland targeted treatment skin diseases

TLDR New method uses hair follicles to deliver drugs deep into the skin.

The study explored a novel method for drug delivery via hair follicles using a mixed particle formulation. Two types of particles of the same size were used: one as a drug carrier and the other loaded with a protease to trigger drug release. When applied to porcine skin samples, the protease successfully released the model drug from the carrier particles at significant depths within the hair follicle (866 ± 62 nm) and facilitated drug uptake in the sebaceous gland. This approach showed promise for developing targeted treatment strategies for various skin diseases.

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