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Skin Penetration and Permeation Properties of Transcutol®—Neat or Diluted Mixtures

  • Scientific publication

AAPS PharmSciTech, Vol. 19, No.8 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-018-1196-8 - Nov 2018

David W. Osborne and Jasmine Musakhanian

In this critical article, the authors have reviewed numerous studies in order to elucidate the mechanism of action of the highly purified diethylene glycol monoethyl ether TRANSCUTOL® on skin penetration and permeation.

Development of a daphnetin transdermal patch using chemical enhancer strategy: insights of the enhancement effect of Transcutol P and the assessment of pharmacodynamics.

  • Scientific publication

Drug Dev Ind Pharm. 2018 Oct;44(10):1642-1649. doi: 10.1080/03639045.2018.1483391. Epub 2018 Jul 2. - Jul 2018

Shen M, Liu C, Wan X, Farah N, Fang L.

A patch for transdermal delivery of daphnetin was developed using Transcutol® P as permeation enhancer.

The study showed:


10% Transcutol® P led to a significant increase in drug release from the patch.
Patch exhibited analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity