Simple and Selective HPLC-UV/Vis Bioanalytical Method to Determine Aluminum Phthalocyanine Chloride in Skin Permeation Studies

Table 4

Recovery of the analytical method for determination of AlPcCl from skin layers.

Theoretical concentration of AlPcCl (µg/mL)	SC		HF		Remaining skin
	AlPcCl recovered (%)	CV (%)	AlPcCl recovered (%)	CV (%)	AlPcCl recovered (%)	CV (%)
1.0	50.3	4.97	76.4	8.94	84.3	1.99
2.5	44.3	4.78	71.1	2.97	84.2	3.90
5.0	49.9	2.21	74.3	4.26	88.5	3.70

SC: stratum corneum; HF: hair follicle; CV: coefficient of variation.