Helena Ferreira Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
security implications
Universidade Estadual Paulista, IB, CEIS, Avenida 24-A, 1515, Bela Vista, Rio Claro, SP, CEP 13506-900, Brazil.
My name is Helena Ferreira I am from Universidade Estadual Paulista, IB, CEIS, Avenida 24-A, 1515, Bela Vista, Rio Claro, SP, CEP 13506-900, Brazil. My area of interests are security implications
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Helena Ferreira, Artur Ribeiro, Raquel Silva and Artur Cavaco-Paulo
Deformable Liposomes for the Transdermal Delivery of Piroxicam
Abstract
Objective: Deformable liposomes have been used to improve drugs transdermal delivery. These vesicular systems were employed to deliver piroxicam through the skin as a mean to treat inflammatory diseases and avoid undesired side-effects.
Methods: Deformable liposomes, composed by egg-yolk phosphatidylcholine, sodium cholate and α-tocopherol, were prepared by the thin film hydration method followed by extrusion. Piroxicam wa... view moreĀ»