Gellan-based systems for ophthalmic sustained delivery of methylprednisolone

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 195-201

  Sanzgiri, Yeshwant D ^a   Maschi, Sergio ^b   Crescenzi, Vittorio ^b   Callegaro, Lanfranco ^c   Topp, Elizabeth M ^a   Stella, Valentino J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c FIDIA S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gellan ester; Methylprednisolone; Ocular retention; Ophthalmic drug delivery; Polymer film; Polymeric prodrug

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS; GELLAN; GELRITE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DISPERSION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EYE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; TEAR FILM;

EID: 0027368735     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-3659(93)90186-9     Document Type: Article

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