A 15-year-old female soccer player presented with chronic plantar fasciitis. She was treated with acetic acid iontophoresis and a combination of rehabilitation protocols, ultrasound, athletic taping, custom orthotics and soft tissue therapies with symptom resolution and return to full activities within a period of 6 weeks. She reported no significant return of symptoms post follow-up at 2 month...

Ocular siderosis is a common eye disease caused by retention of an iron-containing intraocular foreign body in the eye. Iron-containing intraocular foreign bodies may cause severe inflammatory reaction and affect visual function. Currently the optimal treatment method of ocular siderosis is a moot point. This study used the reverse iontophoresis technique to noninvasively extract iron from the ...

AIM To evaluate the effectiveness of four topical desensitizing agents in providing short-term relief of dentin hypersensitivity. METHODS AND MATERIALS One hundred sixteen hypersensitive teeth with a positive response to intraoral testing for dentin hypersensitivity were included in this study. The four desensitizing agents tested were Duraphat, 2% fluoride iontophoresis, copal varnish (CV), ...

     The purpose of the present study was to explore the passive and electrically assisted transdermal transport of Granisetron hydrochloride (GRA) in solution and gel formulation through iontophoresis and also the feasibility of delivering therapeutic amounts of drug for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. In this study, iontophoretic permeation of GRA through guinea pig...

Abstract Biodegradable metals have received limited attention for application in transdermal drug delivery, although metallic microneedles (MNs) and iontophoresis been thoroughly researched this purpose. Here, we present Mg as a salient candidate an MN electrode. Its properties enable the of voltage to enhance diffusion charged molecules, while hydrogen gas generated during corrosion prevents i...

High-voltage pulsing has previously been shown to dramatically increase molecular transport across skin. The goal of this study was to examine the functional dependence of transdermal transport on pulse parameters and to make comparisons with iontophoresis. Transdermal transport of calcein, a model drug, was measured during low-voltage, constant electric fields (iontophoresis) and high-voltage ...

The stimulatory effects of liposomal propranolol (PRP) on proliferation and differentiation of human osteoblastic cells suggested that the prepared liposomes-encapsulated PRP exerts anabolic effects on bone in vivo. Iontophoresis provides merits such as sustained release of drugs and circumvention of first pass metabolism. This study further investigated and evaluated the anti-osteoporotic effe...