Discussing existing techniques, ongoing research, new approaches, and basic concepts in the treatment of nail diseases, Topical Nail Products and Ungual Drug Delivery summarizes the current knowledge and represents a jumping-off point for creating novel techniques of drug delivery across the nail.



A growing area of pharmaceutical research, the search for efficient delivery techniques that can cross the nail barrier has yielded several effective strategies, brought together in this book.



Topics Include










Nail anatomy, physiology, diseases, and treatment



Permeability of the nail plate



Topical nail formulations



Approaches to enhance ungual and trans-ungual drug delivery



In vitro and in vivo models to evaluate topical nail formulations



Nail sampling techniques



Bioengineering of the nail



Trans-ungual iontophoresis



Pharmacokinetics of drugs in the nail apparatus



Onychopharmacokinetics: proposed model insight



Photodynamic therapy of nail diseases



The nail as a surrogate for investigating drug use