Release of taxol from poly(ε-caprolactone) pastes: Effect of water-soluble additives

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-94

  Dordunoo, S K ^a,b   Oktaba, A M C ^b   Hunter, W ^b   Min, W ^c   Cruz, T ^c   Burt, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Angiogenesis Technologies Inc   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis inhibition; Antitumor activity; Poly( caprolactone); Taxol; Water soluble polymers

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; DEXTRAN; DEXTRAN 70; DRUG ADDITIVE; GELATIN; METHYLCELLULOSE; PACLITAXEL; POLYMER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RELEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE TUMOR; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031029047     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(96)01510-6     Document Type: Article

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