ISSN:
1432-069X
Keywords:
Stratum corneum
;
Skin model
;
Skin transport
;
Reconstituted skin
;
Desquamation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary A zwitterionic surfactant, 6-eicosyldimethyl ammoniohexanoate (C20AH), completely disaggregates stratum corneum into individual cells. The cells can be cast into a film of reconstituted stratum corneum (RSC). Such films prepared from pig and human skin mimic intact human stratum corneum in microscopic, mechanical, and barrier evaluations. The films are useful as model membranes for skin transport experiments.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00513965
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