Arbutin encapsulated micelles improved transdermal delivery and suppression of cellular melanin production

• Main Authors: Liang, Ke, Xu, Keming, Bessarab, Dmitri, Obaje, Jonathan, Xu, Chenjie
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Micellar Transdermal Drug Delivery; Micelles; DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80423; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46552
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Hyperpigmentation is a skin disorder characterized by elevated production of melanin. Current treatment approaches mainly rely on the application of skin lightening chemicals, most of which have safety issues. Efficacy of delivery of the active ingredients to the target organ has also be...