Quantitative determination of hydrophobia compound entrapment in dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine liposomes by differential scanning calorimetry

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-197

  Montenegro, Lucia ^a   Panico, Anna Maria ^a   Bonina, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Centrifugation; Dialysis; Differential scanning calorimetry; Lipophilic compound; Liposomes; Percentage of entrapment

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LIPOSOME; RETINOIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; DIALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENCAPSULATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029742481     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(96)04546-2     Document Type: Article

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