• Limitations of pig skin as in vitro model mimicking skin with damaged barrier properties 

      Riaz, Samia (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-05-20)
      Skin is an alternative route for the administration of drugs and has several advantages compared to the oral administration route. However, for a drug substance to act systemically after topical application it has to penetrate through the skin barrier (stratum corneum). Therefore it is important to investigate drug penetration through both healthy and damaged skin (reduced barrier properties). In ...