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The structure of the stratum corneum is often compared with a brick wall, with corneocytes surrounded by the mortar of the intercellular lipid lamellae. One of the best options for successful drug delivery to the affected area of skin is the use of elastic vesicles (niosomes) which can be transported through the skin through channel-like structures. In this study, a combination of tretinoin (keratolytic agent) and benzoyl peroxide (BPO) (a potent antibacterial) was given by using niosomes as promising carriers for the effective treatment of acne by acting on a pathogenic site. In this section, niosomal gel formulation encapsulated drugs have been evaluated for in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo, for their predetermined characteristics; and finally the stability of the niosome gel was tested at different temperature conditions for understanding of the storage conditions required for maintaining the quality of formulation attributes. The prepared niosome was found to be in the range of 531 nm with a zeta potential of -43 mV; the entrapment efficiencies of tretinoin (TRA) and BPO niosomes were found to be 96.25%±0.56% and 98.75%±1.25%, respectively. The permeated amount of TRA and BPO from the niosomal gel after 24 hours was calculated as 6.25±0.14 μg/cm(2) and 5.04±0.014 μg/cm(2), respectively. A comparative drug retention study in Wistar rat skin using cream, an alcoholic solution, and a niosomal gel showed 11.54 μg, 2.68 μg, and 15.54 μg amounts of TRA and 68.85 μg, 59.98 μg, and 143.78 μg amounts of BPO were retained in the layers of skin, respectively. In vivo studies of the niosomal gel and antiacne cream of TRA and BPO showed that the niosomal gel was more efficacious than the antiacne cream because niosomal gels with a 4.16-fold lower dose of BPO provided the same therapeutic index at targeted sites in comparison to the antiacne cream. </p> </div> <p> <strong class="sub-title"> Keywords: </strong> antiacne combination therapy; rabbit ear pinna model; retention efficiency; therapeutic index. </p> </div> <p class="disclaimer" id="disclaimer"> <a href="/disclaimer/" target="_blank" data-ga-category="literature_resources" data-ga-action="disclaimer_link" data-ga-label="under_abstract">PubMed Disclaimer</a> </p> <div class="figures" id="figures"> <h2 class="title"> Figures </h2> <div class="figures-list" id="slides-container" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageGallery"> <figure class="figure-item " itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="associatedMedia" data-slide-index="0" data-label-slug="figure-1"> <a class="figure-link" href="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/2296edff8274/ijn-10-171Fig1.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl" aria-describedby="figure-caption-0" role="button" data-image-width="641" data-image-height="328" data-image-alt="Figure 1" data-pmc-id="PMC4283991" data-figure-id="f1-ijn-10-171"> <img class="figure-thumb" itemprop="thumbnail" id="article-image-0" src="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/218b2f8c6de8/ijn-10-171Fig1.gif" alt="Figure 1" /> </a> <meta itemprop="width" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="641"> <meta itemprop="height" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="328"> <div class="figure-caption figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="caption" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 1 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> IR spectra of BPO, tretinoin,… </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="figure-caption-medium figure-caption-text" aria-hidden="true"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 1 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> IR spectra of BPO, tretinoin, and the mixture of BPO and tretinoin. <b> Notes:… </b> </p></div> </div> <figcaption id="figure-caption-0" class="figure-caption-full figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="description"> <strong class="figure-label"> Figure 1 </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents">IR spectra of BPO, tretinoin, and the mixture of BPO and tretinoin. <b>Notes:</b> (<b>A</b>) BPO; (<b>B</b>) tretinoin; (<b>C</b>) mixture of BPO and tretinoin. <b>Abbreviations:</b> BPO, benzoyl peroxide; IR, infrared spectroscopy; T, transmittance.</div> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="figure-item " itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="associatedMedia" data-slide-index="1" data-label-slug="figure-2"> <a class="figure-link" href="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/15d7444a9b81/ijn-10-171Fig2.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl" aria-describedby="figure-caption-1" role="button" data-image-width="589" data-image-height="341" data-image-alt="Figure 2" data-pmc-id="PMC4283991" data-figure-id="f2-ijn-10-171"> <img class="figure-thumb" itemprop="thumbnail" id="article-image-1" src="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/4938da9fe3b3/ijn-10-171Fig2.gif" alt="Figure 2" /> </a> <meta itemprop="width" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="589"> <meta itemprop="height" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="341"> <div class="figure-caption figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="caption" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 2 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> UV scan of the BPO… </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="figure-caption-medium figure-caption-text" aria-hidden="true"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 2 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> UV scan of the BPO and tretinoin mixture. <b> Abbreviations: </b> BPO, benzoyl peroxide; max,… </p></div> </div> <figcaption id="figure-caption-1" class="figure-caption-full figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="description"> <strong class="figure-label"> Figure 2 </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents">UV scan of the BPO and tretinoin mixture. <b>Abbreviations:</b> BPO, benzoyl peroxide; max, maximum; UV, ultraviolet.</div> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="figure-item " itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="associatedMedia" data-slide-index="2" data-label-slug="figure-3"> <a class="figure-link" href="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/4903e6d55aaa/ijn-10-171Fig3.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl" aria-describedby="figure-caption-2" role="button" data-image-width="622" data-image-height="306" data-image-alt="Figure 3" data-pmc-id="PMC4283991" data-figure-id="f3-ijn-10-171"> <img class="figure-thumb" itemprop="thumbnail" id="article-image-2" src="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/f0280d184241/ijn-10-171Fig3.gif" alt="Figure 3" /> </a> <meta itemprop="width" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="622"> <meta itemprop="height" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="306"> <div class="figure-caption figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="caption" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 3 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Susceptibility testing graph: BPO concentration… </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="figure-caption-medium figure-caption-text" aria-hidden="true"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 3 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Susceptibility testing graph: BPO concentration versus zone of inhibition. <b> Abbreviation: </b> BPO, benzoyl peroxide. </p></div> </div> <figcaption id="figure-caption-2" class="figure-caption-full figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="description"> <strong class="figure-label"> Figure 3 </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents">Susceptibility testing graph: BPO concentration versus zone of inhibition. <b>Abbreviation:</b> BPO, benzoyl peroxide.</div> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="figure-item " itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="associatedMedia" data-slide-index="3" data-label-slug="figure-4"> <a class="figure-link" href="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/63d71fafcc68/ijn-10-171Fig4.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl" aria-describedby="figure-caption-3" role="button" data-image-width="642" data-image-height="342" data-image-alt="Figure 4" data-pmc-id="PMC4283991" data-figure-id="f4-ijn-10-171"> <img class="figure-thumb" itemprop="thumbnail" id="article-image-3" src="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/70bc67d3e905/ijn-10-171Fig4.gif" alt="Figure 4" /> </a> <meta itemprop="width" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="642"> <meta itemprop="height" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="342"> <div class="figure-caption figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="caption" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 4 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Minimum inhibitory concentration of benzoyl… </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="figure-caption-medium figure-caption-text" aria-hidden="true"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 4 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Minimum inhibitory concentration of benzoyl peroxide against <i> Staphylococcus epidermidis </i> . </p></div> </div> <figcaption id="figure-caption-3" class="figure-caption-full figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="description"> <strong class="figure-label"> Figure 4 </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents">Minimum inhibitory concentration of benzoyl peroxide against <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>.</div> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="figure-item " itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="associatedMedia" data-slide-index="4" data-label-slug="figure-5"> <a class="figure-link" href="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/c402ad3dc25f/ijn-10-171Fig5.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl" aria-describedby="figure-caption-4" role="button" data-image-width="600" data-image-height="677" data-image-alt="Figure 5" data-pmc-id="PMC4283991" data-figure-id="f5-ijn-10-171"> <img class="figure-thumb" itemprop="thumbnail" id="article-image-4" src="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/77a433141278/ijn-10-171Fig5.gif" alt="Figure 5" /> </a> <meta itemprop="width" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="600"> <meta itemprop="height" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="677"> <div class="figure-caption figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="caption" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 5 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Transmission electron microscopy photograph of… </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="figure-caption-medium figure-caption-text" aria-hidden="true"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 5 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Transmission electron microscopy photograph of niosomes (negative staining). </p></div> </div> <figcaption id="figure-caption-4" class="figure-caption-full figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="description"> <strong class="figure-label"> Figure 5 </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents">Transmission electron microscopy photograph of niosomes (negative staining).</div> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="figure-item " itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="associatedMedia" data-slide-index="5" data-label-slug="figure-6"> <a class="figure-link" href="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/2a80a0c7e16b/ijn-10-171Fig6.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl" aria-describedby="figure-caption-5" role="button" data-image-width="600" data-image-height="675" data-image-alt="Figure 6" data-pmc-id="PMC4283991" data-figure-id="f6-ijn-10-171"> <img class="figure-thumb" itemprop="thumbnail" id="article-image-5" src="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/c1770133a60a/ijn-10-171Fig6.gif" alt="Figure 6" /> </a> <meta itemprop="width" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="600"> <meta itemprop="height" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="675"> <div class="figure-caption figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="caption" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 6 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Transmission electron microscopy photograph of… </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="figure-caption-medium figure-caption-text" aria-hidden="true"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 6 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Transmission electron microscopy photograph of niosomes. </p></div> </div> <figcaption id="figure-caption-5" class="figure-caption-full figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="description"> <strong class="figure-label"> Figure 6 </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents">Transmission electron microscopy photograph of niosomes.</div> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="figure-item tail" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="associatedMedia" data-slide-index="6" data-label-slug="figure-7"> <a class="figure-link" href="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/e8a15e2afd4a/ijn-10-171Fig7.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl" aria-describedby="figure-caption-6" role="button" data-image-width="600" data-image-height="398" data-image-alt="Figure 7" data-pmc-id="PMC4283991" data-figure-id="f7-ijn-10-171"> <img class="figure-thumb" itemprop="thumbnail" id="article-image-6" src="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/4934781d2bad/ijn-10-171Fig7.gif" alt="Figure 7" /> </a> <meta itemprop="width" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="600"> <meta itemprop="height" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="398"> <div class="figure-caption figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="caption" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 7 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Photograph of benzoyl peroxide drug… </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="figure-caption-medium figure-caption-text" aria-hidden="true"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 7 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Photograph of benzoyl peroxide drug niosomes using a photomicroscope: 100× magnification. </p></div> </div> <figcaption id="figure-caption-6" class="figure-caption-full figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="description"> <strong class="figure-label"> Figure 7 </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents">Photograph of benzoyl peroxide drug niosomes using a photomicroscope: 100× magnification.</div> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="figure-item tail" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="associatedMedia" data-slide-index="7" data-label-slug="figure-8"> <a class="figure-link" href="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/a33ee8ef09fc/ijn-10-171Fig8.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl" aria-describedby="figure-caption-7" role="button" data-image-width="600" data-image-height="349" data-image-alt="Figure 8" data-pmc-id="PMC4283991" data-figure-id="f8-ijn-10-171"> <img class="figure-thumb" itemprop="thumbnail" id="article-image-7" src="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/3b77dea0da5f/ijn-10-171Fig8.gif" alt="Figure 8" /> </a> <meta itemprop="width" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="600"> <meta itemprop="height" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="349"> <div class="figure-caption figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="caption" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 8 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Photograph of tretinoin drug niosomes… </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="figure-caption-medium figure-caption-text" aria-hidden="true"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 8 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Photograph of tretinoin drug niosomes using a photomicroscope: 100× magnification. </p></div> </div> <figcaption id="figure-caption-7" class="figure-caption-full figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="description"> <strong class="figure-label"> Figure 8 </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents">Photograph of tretinoin drug niosomes using a photomicroscope: 100× magnification.</div> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="figure-item tail" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="associatedMedia" data-slide-index="8" data-label-slug="figure-9"> <a class="figure-link" href="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/077ddf885a01/ijn-10-171Fig9.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl" aria-describedby="figure-caption-8" role="button" data-image-width="793" data-image-height="400" data-image-alt="Figure 9" data-pmc-id="PMC4283991" data-figure-id="f9-ijn-10-171"> <img class="figure-thumb" itemprop="thumbnail" id="article-image-8" src="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/7c77f3d76d94/ijn-10-171Fig9.gif" alt="Figure 9" /> </a> <meta itemprop="width" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="793"> <meta itemprop="height" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="400"> <div class="figure-caption figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="caption" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 9 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Statistical bar graph of particle… </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="figure-caption-medium figure-caption-text" aria-hidden="true"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 9 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Statistical bar graph of particle size distribution in niosomal suspensions. </p></div> </div> <figcaption id="figure-caption-8" class="figure-caption-full figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="description"> <strong class="figure-label"> Figure 9 </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents">Statistical bar graph of particle size distribution in niosomal suspensions.</div> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="figure-item tail" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="associatedMedia" data-slide-index="9" data-label-slug="figure-10"> <a class="figure-link" href="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/a9fa4b4cd792/ijn-10-171Fig10.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl" aria-describedby="figure-caption-9" role="button" data-image-width="630" data-image-height="275" data-image-alt="Figure 10" data-pmc-id="PMC4283991" data-figure-id="f10-ijn-10-171"> <img class="figure-thumb" itemprop="thumbnail" id="article-image-9" src="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/05be3b4a9c2d/ijn-10-171Fig10.gif" alt="Figure 10" /> </a> <meta itemprop="width" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="630"> <meta itemprop="height" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="275"> <div class="figure-caption figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="caption" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 10 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Zeta potential of niosomal suspensions. </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="figure-caption-medium figure-caption-text" aria-hidden="true"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 10 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Zeta potential of niosomal suspensions. </p></div> </div> <figcaption id="figure-caption-9" class="figure-caption-full figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="description"> <strong class="figure-label"> Figure 10 </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents">Zeta potential of niosomal suspensions.</div> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="figure-item tail" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="associatedMedia" data-slide-index="10" data-label-slug="figure-11"> <a class="figure-link" href="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/0edbe1ea1156/ijn-10-171Fig11.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl" aria-describedby="figure-caption-10" role="button" data-image-width="635" data-image-height="384" data-image-alt="Figure 11" data-pmc-id="PMC4283991" data-figure-id="f11-ijn-10-171"> <img class="figure-thumb" itemprop="thumbnail" id="article-image-10" src="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/e1508be2fdd7/ijn-10-171Fig11.gif" alt="Figure 11" /> </a> <meta itemprop="width" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="635"> <meta itemprop="height" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="384"> <div class="figure-caption figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="caption" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 11 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Differential scanning calorimetry thermogram of… </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="figure-caption-medium figure-caption-text" aria-hidden="true"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 11 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Differential scanning calorimetry thermogram of the niosomal preparation. </p></div> </div> <figcaption id="figure-caption-10" class="figure-caption-full figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="description"> <strong class="figure-label"> Figure 11 </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents">Differential scanning calorimetry thermogram of the niosomal preparation.</div> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="figure-item tail" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="associatedMedia" data-slide-index="11" data-label-slug="figure-12"> <a class="figure-link" href="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/89f3011d9804/ijn-10-171Fig12.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl" aria-describedby="figure-caption-11" role="button" data-image-width="632" data-image-height="433" data-image-alt="Figure 12" data-pmc-id="PMC4283991" data-figure-id="f12-ijn-10-171"> <img class="figure-thumb" itemprop="thumbnail" id="article-image-11" src="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/11b0a85d8c42/ijn-10-171Fig12.gif" alt="Figure 12" /> </a> <meta itemprop="width" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="632"> <meta itemprop="height" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="433"> <div class="figure-caption figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="caption" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 12 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Drug (benzoyl peroxide) retained in… </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="figure-caption-medium figure-caption-text" aria-hidden="true"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 12 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Drug (benzoyl peroxide) retained in niosomes at various temperature conditions for 30 days. </p></div> </div> <figcaption id="figure-caption-11" class="figure-caption-full figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="description"> <strong class="figure-label"> Figure 12 </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents">Drug (benzoyl peroxide) retained in niosomes at various temperature conditions for 30 days.</div> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="figure-item tail" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="associatedMedia" data-slide-index="12" data-label-slug="figure-13"> <a class="figure-link" href="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/db796b2b34aa/ijn-10-171Fig13.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl" aria-describedby="figure-caption-12" role="button" data-image-width="622" data-image-height="459" data-image-alt="Figure 13" data-pmc-id="PMC4283991" data-figure-id="f13-ijn-10-171"> <img class="figure-thumb" itemprop="thumbnail" id="article-image-12" src="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/23cbf2dd1c59/ijn-10-171Fig13.gif" alt="Figure 13" /> </a> <meta itemprop="width" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="622"> <meta itemprop="height" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="459"> <div class="figure-caption figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="caption" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 13 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Drug (tretinoin) retained in niosomes… </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="figure-caption-medium figure-caption-text" aria-hidden="true"> <strong class="figure-label"> <p> Figure 13 </p> </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents"><p> Drug (tretinoin) retained in niosomes at various temperature conditions for 30 days. </p></div> </div> <figcaption id="figure-caption-12" class="figure-caption-full figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="description"> <strong class="figure-label"> Figure 13 </strong> <div class="figure-caption-contents">Drug (tretinoin) retained in niosomes at various temperature conditions for 30 days.</div> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="figure-item tail" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="associatedMedia" data-slide-index="13" data-label-slug="figure-14"> <a class="figure-link" href="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/4892dd487414/ijn-10-171Fig14.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl" aria-describedby="figure-caption-13" role="button" data-image-width="757" data-image-height="342" data-image-alt="Figure 14" data-pmc-id="PMC4283991" data-figure-id="f14-ijn-10-171"> <img class="figure-thumb" itemprop="thumbnail" id="article-image-13" src="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/c7c52d5318ea/ijn-10-171Fig14.gif" alt="Figure 14" /> </a> <meta itemprop="width" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="757"> <meta itemprop="height" 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BPO, benzoyl peroxide.</div> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="figure-item tail" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="associatedMedia" data-slide-index="14" data-label-slug="figure-15"> <a class="figure-link" href="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/7693a42181d3/ijn-10-171Fig15.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl" aria-describedby="figure-caption-14" role="button" data-image-width="649" data-image-height="437" data-image-alt="Figure 15" data-pmc-id="PMC4283991" data-figure-id="f15-ijn-10-171"> <img class="figure-thumb" itemprop="thumbnail" id="article-image-14" src="https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/f22f/4283991/5f86222d2b69/ijn-10-171Fig15.gif" alt="Figure 15" /> </a> <meta itemprop="width" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="649"> <meta itemprop="height" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" content="437"> <div class="figure-caption figure-caption-text" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop="caption" 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