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Overview

Howard I. Maibach is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and pharmaceutical sciences, with a primary focus on dermatology and related fields.

The scientist's main fields of study include Medicine and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics. Subfields where they have contributed significantly are Dermatology, Pharmaceutical Science, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Immunology and Allergy.

Maibach's research topics cover a range of dermatological and pharmacological themes:

  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery
  • Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
  • Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects
  • Skin Protection and Aging
  • Immunotoxicology and immune responses
  • Nail Diseases and Treatments

Recent publications illustrate the diversity of their work. Selected papers include:

  • "Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL): Environment and Pollution-A Systematic Review," 2022, published in Skin Health and Disease
  • "In vitro release test (IVRT): Principles and applications," 2022, International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • "Noninvasive diagnostic techniques in the preoperative setting of Mohs micrographic surgery: A review of the literature," 2022, Dermatologic Therapy
  • "Assessing the risk of a clinically significant infection from a Microneedle Array Patch (MAP) product," 2023, Journal of Controlled Release
  • "Liposomes and Other Nanocarriers for the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris: Improved Therapeutic Efficacy and Skin Tolerability," 2024, Pharmaceutics

The scientist has frequent collaborations with several co-authors, including:

  • Aileen M. Feschuk
  • Nadia Kashetsky
  • Rebecca M. Law
  • Anuk Burli
  • Maxwell Green

Maibach's publications have appeared regularly in a range of scientific venues. The most common journals include:

  • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Archives of Dermatological Research
  • AAPS PharmSciTech
  • Journal of Applied Toxicology

In addition to journal articles, Maibach has authored books published by Springer International Publishing. Noteworthy titles include:

  • Ethnic Skin and Hair and Other Cultural Considerations (2021)
  • Rosacea (2020)

Best Publications

  • The skin prick test – European standards

    Lucie Heinzerling;Adriano Mari;Karl Christian Bergmann;Megon Bresciani

  • EFFECT OF AIR EXPOSURE AND OCCLUSION ON EXPERIMENTAL HUMAN SKIN WOUNDS.

    Cameron D. Hinman;Howard Maibach

  • Regional Variation in Percutaneous Penetration of 14C Cortisol in Man

    Robert J. Feldmann;Howard I. Maibach

  • Intrinsic and extrinsic factors in skin ageing: a review.

    M. A. Farage;K. W. Miller;P. Elsner;H. I. Maibach

  • Skin Permeability In Vivo: Comparison in Rat, Rabbit, Pig and Man

    Methodius J. Bartek;John A. Labudde;Howard I. Maibach

  • Methotrexate and psoriasis: consensus conference.

    Robert E. Kalb;Bruce Strober;Gerald Weinstein;Mark Lebwohl

  • The pig as an experimental animal model of percutaneous permeation in man: qualitative and quantitative observations--an overview.

    Gad A. Simon;Howard I. Maibach

  • PERCUTANEOUS PENETRATION OF SOME PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES IN MAN

    Robert J. Feldmann;Howard I. Maibach

  • Characteristics of the Aging Skin

    Miranda A. Farage;Kenneth W. Miller;Peter Elsner;Howard I. Maibach

  • Elastic properties of human skin: relation to age, sex, and anatomical region

    A. B. Cua;K. P. Wilhelm;K. P. Wilhelm;H. I. Maibach

  • Handbook of Cosmetic Science and Technology

    Andrae O. Barel;Marc Paye;Howard I. Maibach

  • Age and skin structure and function, a quantitative approach (I): blood flow, pH, thickness, and ultrasound echogenicity.

    Jeanette M. Waller;Howard I. Maibach

  • Methotrexate in psoriasis: revised guidelines.

    Henry H. Roenigk;Robert Auerbach;Howard I. Maibach;Gerald D. Weinstein

  • A five-year study of cosmetic reactions

    Robert M. Adams;Howard I. Maibach;W.E. Clendenning;A.A. Fisher

  • Allergic contact dermatitis: epidemiology, molecular mechanisms, in vitro methods and regulatory aspects Current knowledge assembled at an international workshop at BfR, Germany

    M. Peiser;T. Tralau;J. Heidler;A. M. Api

  • Effect of Prolonged Occlusion on the Microbial Flora, pH, Carbon Dioxide and Transepidermal Water Loss on Human Skin

    Raza Aly;Charlene Shirley;Bob Cunico;Howard I Maibach

  • North American Contact Dermatitis Group patch test results, 2001-2002 study period

    Melanie D. Pratt;Donald V. Belsito;Vincent A. DeLeo;Joseph F. Fowler

  • SKIN AGING. EFFECT ON TRANSEPIDERMAL WATER LOSS, STRATUM CORNEUM HYDRATION, SKIN SURFACE PH, AND CASUAL SEBUM CONTENT

    Klaus-P. Wilhelm;Anastasia B. Cua;Howard I. Maibach

  • Microbial flora of atopic dermatitis.

    Raza Aly;Howard I. Maibach;Henry R. Shinefield

  • North American Contact Dermatitis Group patch test results for the detection of delayed-type hypersensitivity to topical allergens.

    James G. Marks;Donald V. Belsito;Vincent A. DeLeo;Joseph F. Fowler

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard H. Guy
Richard H. Guy University of Bath
Klaus Ejner Andersen
Klaus Ejner Andersen University of Southern Denmark
Peter Elsner
Peter Elsner Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Henry R. Shinefield
Henry R. Shinefield University of California, San Francisco
Thomas L. Diepgen
Thomas L. Diepgen Heidelberg University
Torkil Menné
Torkil Menné Copenhagen University Hospital
Gordon L. Flynn
Gordon L. Flynn University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jeanne D. Johansen
Jeanne D. Johansen Copenhagen University Hospital
Jonathan I. Silverberg
Jonathan I. Silverberg George Washington University Hospital
Thomas Rustemeyer
Thomas Rustemeyer University of Amsterdam

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