Skin Absorption Mechanism — Research Sources

A curated collection on percutaneous absorption, the stratum-corneum barrier, transdermal delivery, barrier disruption, cutaneous metabolism, and environmental dermal exposure.

Interpretive guardrail: Evidence that skin can absorb selected chemicals does not establish that intact skin absorbs soil minerals in nutritionally meaningful quantities. Soil contact and microbial exposure are separate questions from mineral uptake.

Sources

01. Absorption of chemicals through compromised skin

Focus: Barrier damage and increased dermal uptake

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02. Percutaneous absorption in diseased skin: an overview

Focus: Disease, abrasion, heat, irritation, and permeability

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03. Transdermal Drug Delivery: Innovative Pharmaceutical Developments Based on Disruption of the Barrier Properties of the Stratum Corneum

Focus: Stratum corneum, enhancers, microneedles, and delivery limits

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04. Biophysical models for skin transport and absorption

Focus: Diffusion models for drugs and environmental chemicals

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05. Physicochemical Aspects of Percutaneous Penetration and Its Enhancement

Focus: Partitioning, diffusion, and enhancement mechanisms

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06. Drug Parameters Important for Transdermal Delivery

Focus: Biological, physicochemical, and pharmacokinetic criteria

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07. Transdermal drug delivery and cutaneous metabolism

Focus: Cutaneous metabolism and systemic delivery

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08. Barrier function of intact and impaired skin: percutaneous penetration of caffeine and salicylic acid

Focus: Experimental barrier disruption and permeability

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09. Essential oils and their constituents as skin penetration enhancer for transdermal drug delivery: a review

Focus: Lipid disruption and penetration enhancement

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10. Dermal Exposure Assessment: A Summary of Approaches

Focus: Environmental dermal exposure pathways and risk assessment

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