The Increasing Importance of the Hair Follicle Route in Dermal and Transdermal Drug Delivery

    January 2015 in “ Springer eBooks ”
    Alexa Patzelt, Jürgen Lademann
    Studysummary This review discusses the enhancement of drug penetration through hair follicles and reports no new clinical results while noting the potential for future research on controlled drug release methods.
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