Abstract
The influence of liquid crystalline (LC) phases on the percutaneous absorption of a model compound (ploxicromil; PXC) was studied with the use of the phase diagram for the surfactant, oil, and water comprising the vehicles. Two separate sets of vehicles, representing two different tie lines lying in the L1 + LC phase region, were prepared in which the concentration of LC was varied over the range 0 to 100% along each tie line. In vitro permeation studies of PXC from these systems were conducted using excised human skin and the flux values determined as a function of the percentage LC present in the vehicles. In virtually all cases, the flux reached a peak at 5-10% LC and then decreased significantly as the fraction of LC present increased further. The pattern of behavior observed is discussed in terms of current theories describing membrane-controlled and vehicle-controlled diffusion, none of which adequately model the results obtained.
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