In vitro degradation of nanospheres from poly(D,L-lactides) of different molecular weights and polydispersities

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 95-102

  Belbella, Abdelâaziz ^a   Vauthier, Christine ^a   Fessi, Hatem ^b   Devissaguet, Jean Philippe ^a   Puisieux, Francis ^a  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Degradation; Lactic acid; Molecular weight; Nanospheres; pH; Poly(D,L lactide)

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE; POLYLACTIDE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG STABILITY; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029969221     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(95)04258-X     Document Type: Article

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