Experimental evidence for the development of a microviscous layer near the surface of dissolving polyethylene glycol

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-164

  Bogner, Robin H ^a   LaPorte, Sherry L ^a,c   Hartz, Britt Marie ^a   Albanese, Donna L ^a   Bradley, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolution; Fluorescence; Microviscosity; Polyethylene glycol; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DISSOLUTION; FLUORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; SURFACE PROPERTY; TECHNIQUE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0030983171     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(97)04878-3     Document Type: Article

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