Design of a Carbon Silicon Electrode for Iontophoresis Treatment towards Alopecia

This study presents design of a carbon silicon electrode for iontophorsis treatment towards alopecia. The alopecia is a medical description means loss of hair from the body. For solving this problem, the drug need to be delivered into the scalp, therefore, the iontophoresis was chosen to use in this treatment. However, almost common electrodes of iontophoresis device are made with metal material, the electrodes could give patients hurt when they using it, and it is hard to avoid the hair for attaching the hair. For this reason, an electrode is made with silicon material to decrease the hurt from the electrodes, and the carbon material is mixed in it for increasing conductance. The several cones with stainless material on the electrode make the electrode is able to void hair to attach the affected part. According to the results of a vivo-experiment, the carbon silicon electrode showed a good performance and in treatment comfortably.

Authors:

• Q. Wei
• D. G. Hwang
• Z. Mohy-Udin
• D. H. Shin
• J. H. Park
• M. Y. Kang
• J. H. Cho

Keywords:

• Carbon silicon
• drug delivery system
• iontophoresis

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