역상 HPLC 에 의한 화장품에 사용하는 수용성 고분자인 Xanthan gum의 간편하고 정확한 정량분석 방법을 개발하였다. 분석조건은 C18분리관과 ELSD 검출기를 사용하였으며, 25mM ammonium acetate/acetonitrile의 기울기 용리에 의해 분리 되었다. 이때 검량선의 상관계수(correlation coefficient) r²=0.9993, 정량범위 50.3~604.1 ㎍/㎖, 검출한계 12.0 ㎍/㎖및 정확성이 우수하였다. 이 방법은 화장품 중 Xanthan gum를 정확하고 간편하게 정량분석 가능함을 보여 주었다

Transdermal therapeutic system(TTS) is often used as the method of drug dosage into the epidermic skin. Natural polymer were selected as ointment material of TTS. We investigated the permeation of natural polymer ointment containing drug in rat skin using horizontal membrane cell model. Permeation properties of materials were investigated for water-soluble drug such as oxiniacic acid in vitro. These results showed that skin permeation rate of drug across the composite was mainly dependent on the property of ointment base and drug. Proper selection of the polymeric materials which resemble and enhance properties of the delivering drug was found to be important in controlling the skin permeation rate. This result suggests a possible use of natural polymer ointment base as TTS of antihyperlipoproteinemic agent.