Drug-release behavior of chitosan-g-poly(vinyl alcohol) copolymer matrix

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 458-464

  Kweon, Dong Kweon ^a   Kang, Doo Whan ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chitosan g PVA copolymer matrix; Higuchi's equation; Prednisolone; Swelling ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001531425     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(19991010)74:2<458::AID-APP29>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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