Dermal Absorption and Toxicity Assessment, Second Edition (Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Written by internationally recognized experts in the field of dermal absorption and toxicity assessment, this source supplies a state-of-the-art overview of the dermal absorption process. Divided into six sections covering skin structure and absorption, measurement of absorption, modeling of dermal absorption and risk assessment, skin toxicity and its prevention, regulatory issues and specific examples of the absorption of environmental materials, this guide covers the wide range of methods used to assess skin absorption and the various governmental and industrial programs concerned with skin permeation and toxicity, including alternative in silico, in vitro, and in vivo strategies to conduct studies for regulatory approval.