Loss of gelation ability of Pluronic® F127 in the presence of some salts

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 129-136

  Pandit, Nivedita K ^a   Kisaka, Justin ^a  

^a DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud point; Gels; Pluronic ; Triblock copolymer

Indexed keywords

ANION; INORGANIC SALT; POLOXAMER;

ARTICLE; GEL; MICELLE; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030573060     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(96)04748-5     Document Type: Article

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