MeSH definition : Therapeutic introduction of ions of soluble salts into tissues by means of electric
current. In medical literature it is commonly used to indicate the process of increasing
the penetration of drugs into surface tissues by the application of electric current.
It has nothing to do with ION EXCHANGE; AIR IONIZATION nor PHONOPHORESIS, none of
which requires current.;
MeSH synonym : iontophoreses;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iontophoresis;
Therapeutic introduction of ions of soluble salts into tissues by means of electric
current. In medical literature it is commonly used to indicate the process of increasing
the penetration of drugs into surface tissues by the application of electric current.
It has nothing to do with ION EXCHANGE; AIR IONIZATION nor PHONOPHORESIS, none of
which requires current.