Applications of the environmental scanning electron microscope to the analysis of pharmaceutical formulations

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Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 522-527

  D'Emanuele, Antony ^a   Gilpin, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental scanning electron microscope; Formulations; Pharmaceutical applications; Polymers

Indexed keywords

ACID ANHYDRIDE; BIOMATERIAL; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; MICROSPHERE; POLYESTER; POLYLACTIDE; POLYMER; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; HYDROGEL; METHODOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE;

ANHYDRIDES; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; HYDROGEL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSPHERES; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERS; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 0030267942     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.1996.4950180709     Document Type: Article

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