Dextran hydrogels for the controlled release of proteins

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 107-114

  Hennink, W E ^a   Franssen, O ^a   Van Dijk Wolthuis, W N E ^a   Talsma, H ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dextran; Dextranase; Hydrogel; Mesh size; Protein release

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; DEXTRAN; DEXTRANASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LYSOZYME;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; CROSS LINKING; ENCAPSULATION; HYDROGEL; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION;

EID: 0030760114     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(97)00047-3     Document Type: Article

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