Contribution of process variables to the entrapment efficiency of propranolol hydrochloride within ethylcellulose microspheres prepared by the solvent evaporation method as evaluated using a factorial design

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-31

  Jones, David S ^a   Pearce, Kirsten J ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Entrapment efficiency; Factorial design; pH; Propranolol hydrochloride; Rate of addition; Solvent evaporation method; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ETHYL CELLULOSE; MICROSPHERE; POLYMER; PROPRANOLOL; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; ENCAPSULATION; EVAPORATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029913609     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(95)04298-9     Document Type: Article

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