The effect of surfactant and solid phase concentration on drug aggregates in model aerosol propellent suspensions

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 342-346

  Bower, Christopher ^a   Washington, Clive ^a   Purewal, T S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b 3M Drug Delivery Systems   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1,2 TRICHLORO 1,2,2 TRIFLUOROETHANE; LACTOSE; PROPELLANT; SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; SORBITAN OLEATE; SURFACTANT;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; FLOCCULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 0029973275     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1996.tb05930.x     Document Type: Article

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