Amylose as a coating for drug delivery to the colon: Preparation and in vitro evaluation using glucose pellets

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-94

  Milojevic, Snezana ^a,b   Newton, John Michael ^b   Cummings, John H ^c   Gibson, Glenn R ^c   Botham, R Louise ^d   Ring, Stephen G ^d   Stockham, Mike ^e   Allwood, Mike C ^f  

^a ZOETIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^e British Technology Group   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amylose; Glucose; In vitro dissolution; In vitro fermentation; Oral colonic drug delivery

Indexed keywords

AMYLOSE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CELLULOSE; ETHYL CELLULOSE; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL STEARATE; MACROGOL 6000; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 35000; STARCH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; DRUG COATING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; FERMENTATION; PHARMACEUTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH;

EID: 0030028510     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-3659(95)00113-1     Document Type: Article

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