Amperometric monitoring of XXXX permeation through skin membranes.

@entity46098 @entity272 @entity3092 @entity3096 @entity1068
UNASSIGNED: Transdermal delivery of @entity3092 (QR, @entity3092 ), a natural @entity3096 with a considerable antioxidant capacity, is important for medical treatment of, e.g., @entity272 . QR permeability through skin is low, which, at the same time, makes the monitoring of percutaneous QR penetration difficult. The objective of this study was to assess an electrochemical method for monitoring QR penetration through skin membranes. An electrode was covered with the membrane, exposed to QR solution, and electrode current was measured. The registered current was due to electro-oxidation of QR penetrating the membrane. Exploiting strict current-QR flux relationships diffusion coefficient, D, of QR in skin and dialysis membranes was calculated. The D values were strongly dependent on the theoretical model and parameters assumed in the processing of the amperometric data. The highest values of D were in the range of 1.6-6.1*10(-7)cm(2)/s. This was reached only for skin membranes pretreated with buffer- @entity1068 mixture for more than 24h. QR solutions containing penetration enhancers, @entity1068 and @entity46098 , definitely increased D values. The results demonstrate that electrochemical setup gives a possibility to assess penetration characteristics as well as enables monitoring of penetration dynamics, which is more difficult by traditional methods using Franz cells.
