Enhancement of the Penetration of Topically Applied Substances by Tissue-Tolerable Plasma

Drug delivery through the skin barrier is a topic of high interest in cosmetology and dermatology. The disruption of the skin barrier is a common method to stimulate skin penetration. In the present chapter tissue tolerable plasma is used to damage the skin barrier, enabling topically applied substances to effectively pass the stratum corneum. Subsequently to plasma-tissue interaction the skin barrier recovers immediately. Topically applied drugs have to be applied before the plasma treatment onto the skin. In this case, the plasma chemical reaction of the drug has to be prevented by using plasma resistant nanocontainers.