The influence of lipid composition and lamellarity of liposomes on the physical stability of liposomes upon storage

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 273-278

  Du Plessis, J ^a   Ramachandran, C ^b   Weiner, N ^b   Muller D G ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

lamellarity; lipid composition; liposomes; physical stability; storage

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIPOSOME; OCTADECYLAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; LIPID COMPOSITION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 0029892398     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(95)04281-4     Document Type: Article

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