Interface for iontophoresis
AssigneeHisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.
InventorsShigeo Yanai, Katsumi Iga, Yukihiro Matsumoto, Naruhito Higo
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Abstract
A hydrophilic membrane having a low adsorptivity for a protein is disposed, as an interface, on a side to be contacted with a skin, and a drug such as a physiologically active peptide is transdermally delivered by iontophoresis. The membrane has an adsorptivity for a protein of not greater than 10 μg/cm2. The thickness of the membrane is about 10 to 200 μm, and the porosity of the membrane is about 60 to 90%. Such membrane includes a hydrophilized fluororesin membrane, a hydrophilized polysulfone membrane and a hydrophilized cellulose derivative membrane.
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An interface for iontophoresis which comprises a membrane having a low adsorptivity for a protein, wherein the membrane is (1) a hydrophilized fluororesin membrane of a homo- or co-polymer composed of a fluorine-containing monomer having a hydrophilic group as a constitutive unit, (2) a hydrophilized polysulfone membrane incorporating a wetting agent or (3) a hydrophilized cellulose derivative membrane.
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