Influence of the casting solvent on the physico-chemical properties of 5-fluorouracil loaded microspheres

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 97-105

  Zinutti, C ^a   Kedzierewicz, F ^a   Hoffman, M ^a   Benoit, J P ^b   Maincent, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

5 Fluorouracil; Casting solvent; Ethylcellulose microspheres

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ETHYL CELLULOSE; FLUOROURACIL; MICROSPHERE; MINERAL OIL; PLASTICIZER; POLYMER; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG RELEASE; ENCAPSULATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISCOSITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0029982557     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(95)04423-X     Document Type: Article

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