Preparation and characterization of a stratum corneum substitute for in vitro percutaneous penetration studies |
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Authors: | Miranda de Jager Joop van der Spek Gert Gooris Joke Bouwstra |
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Affiliation: | a Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Department of Drug Delivery Technology, Gorlaeus Laboratories, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands b Fine Mechanical Department, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands c Electronic Department, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands d Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | The intercellular stratum corneum (SC) lipids form the main barrier for diffusion of substances through the skin. A porous substrate covered with synthetic SC lipids would be an attractive model to study percutaneous penetration, hereby replacing native human SC. Prerequisite is that this stratum corneum substitute (SCS) is prepared with a uniform lipid composition and layer thickness. Furthermore, the lipid organization and orientation should resemble that in SC. The objective of this study was to investigate the utility of an airbrush spraying device to prepare a SCS composed of cholesterol, ceramides and free fatty acids on a polycarbonate filter. The results demonstrate that a proper choice of solvent mixture and lipid concentration is crucial to achieve a uniform distribution of the applied lipids over the filter surface. A smooth and tightly packed lipid layer is only obtained when the equilibration conditions are appropriately chosen. The SCS possesses two crystalline lamellar phases with periodicities similar to those present in native SC. The orientation of these lamellae is mainly parallel to the surface of the polycarbonate filter, which resembles the orientation of the intercellular SC lipids. In conclusion, the airbrush technique enables generation of a homogeneous SCS, which ultimately may function as a predictive in vitro percutaneous penetration model. |
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Keywords: | Skin Permeability Diffusion Ceramide X-ray diffraction |
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