New nanosized technologies for dermal and transdermal drug delivery. A review.

Nanocarriers are promising dermal and transdermal drug delivery systems. The review recapitulates the most prominent nanocarriers such as microemulsions, liposomes and micro- and nanoparticles for the dermal and transdermal application. Microemulsions have a high solubilization capacity even for poorly soluble drugs and combined with their permeation enhancing effect high flux rates can be obtained.

Dermal targeting of tacrolimus using colloidal carrier systems.

In the therapy of chronic inflammatory skin diseases, the epicutaneous application of anti-inflammatory drugs in combination with maintenance therapy leads to ideal therapeutic long term effects. In this work, the development of well-tolerated colloidal carrier systems (ME) containing tacrolimus is described. A comprehensive physico-chemical characterization of the novel systems was performed using different techniques.

Dermal targeting using colloidal carrier systems with linoleic acid.

In the basic therapy of chronic skin diseases characterized by xerosis, the local treatment is an essential strategy to reach ideal therapeutic effects. Suitable active ingredients for this aim are fatty acids, in particular linoleic acid, which is an essential component for the organization and perpetuation of the skin barrier. In the present work, the development of a well-tolerated colloidal carrier system (microemulsion) containing linoleic acid as active ingredient is described.