Pectin in transdermal drug delivery

The structure of the stratum corneum has been illustrated as a bricks and mortar structure, which is similar to a wall. The bricks are mainly corneocytes of hydrated keratin and the 

The pectin-based transdermal matrix films have been formulated to provide an effective long-term plasma drug concentration 

Polymer Model drug Permeation enhancer Dosage form References  

Pectin Nifedipine Nerolidol Matrix film (Bektaj et al., 2014) 

Pectin Sulfanilamide Oleic acid Microwave Gel Matrix film (Nor Khaizan and Wong, 2013 Wong and Nor Khaizan, 2013) 

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