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IN VITRO STUDIES FURTHER DETAILS

In Vitro Study No: 92

METHODS

Chemical

Conc. (mg/ml)

Volume (ml)

Loading (mg/cm2)

Vehicle

Species

Membrane

Site

Area (cm2)

Cell Type

Receptor Fluid

Temp. (oC)

Temp. Measured

Exposure Time (h)

Study Length (h)

Occluded

Analytical Method

Nicotine

Not Given

0.05M Phosphate Buffer

Minipig

Dermatomed to 0.765mm

Back

1.77

Static

0.05M Phosphate buffer

Skin

HPLC

RESULTS

% Recovery	+/-	% In Stratum Corneum	+/-	% in Viable Skin	+/-	% Penetrated	+/-	% Absorbed	+/-	s-s-flux (mcrg/cm2/h)	+/-	kp (cm/h)	n	Lag Time (h)
										210		0.01047	9

% Recovery

+/-

% In Stratum Corneum

+/-

% in Viable Skin

+/-

% Penetrated

+/-

% Absorbed

+/-

s-s-flux (mcrg/cm2/h)

+/-

kp (cm/h)

Lag Time (h)

210

0.01047

NOTES

The cells were closed with a cap to prevent evaporation. The skins were from animals 3 months old of weight 7kg. Lag time was extremely short.

REFERENCE

Evaluation Of Gottingen Minipig Skin For Transdermal In Vitro Permeation Studies (2000) Eur. J. Pharm. Sci., 11 :59-68