Abstract
A simple in vivo method was proposed for predicting the steady-state rate of penetration of drugs across the stratum corneum. Both the diffusion coefficient and the partition coefficient in the stratum corneum can be determined by the amounts of drug in the stratum corneum at two time intervals under transient conditions after transdermal drug application. The amount of drug entering the stratum corneum is determined by 20 strippings with an adhesive tape. The steady-state rate of penetration was then calculated for the thickness of the stratum corneum and the concentration of the donor solution. The steady-state rates of penetration of ascorbic acid and estradiol across hairless mouse skin were evaluated from this in vivo approach and compared with those obtained from in vitro penetration experiment using excised hairless mouse skin. The data confirmed that the proposed in vivo method can predict the steady-state rate of penetration of these drugs across the stratum corneum in normal skin.
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