Merja Kirjavainen

Interaction of liposomes with human skin in vitro — The influence of lipid composition and structure

Merja Kirjavainen, Arto Urtti, Ilpo Jääskeläinen et al. · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism · 1996 · 250 citations

Lipid Biophysics, Biochemistry, Medicine +7

Liposome–skin interactions and their effects on the skin permeation of drugs

Merja Kirjavainen, Arto Urtti, Riitta Valjakka-Koskela et al. · European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences · 1999 · 163 citations

Medicine, Cutaneous Biology, Topical Drug +7

Phospholipids affect stratum corneum lipid bilayer fluidity and drug partitioning into the bilayers

Merja Kirjavainen, Jukka Mönkkönen, Mervi Saukkosaari et al. · Journal of Controlled Release · 1999 · 144 citations

Drug Partitioning, Proteinlipid Interaction, Lipid Biophysics +5

Vitamin C enhances differentiation of a continuous keratinocyte cell line (REK) into epidermis with normal stratum corneum ultrastructure and functional permeability barrier

Sanna Pasonen‐Seppänen, Marjukka Suhonen, Merja Kirjavainen et al. · Histochemistry and Cell Biology · 2001 · 84 citations

Functional Permeability Barrier, Cutaneous Biology, Skin Substitute +7

Enhancement of percutaneous absorption of naproxen by phospholipids

Riitta Valjakka-Koskela, Merja Kirjavainen, Jukka Mönkkönen et al. · International Journal of Pharmaceutics · 1998 · 56 citations

Pharmacology, Lipid Preparation, Percutaneous Absorption