Studies on diffusion in alginate gels. II. Effect of acid and subsequent re-exposure to calcium on the diffusion of caffeine and theophylline in alginate gel films

Pharmaceutical Development and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 285-292

  Lim, Eng Beng ^a   Kennedy, Ross A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alginate gel films; Caffeine; Diffusion; Theophylline

Indexed keywords

ACID; ALGINIC ACID; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM ION; THEOPHYLLINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; GEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH JUICE;

EID: 0031390838     PISSN: 10837450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10837459709031448     Document Type: Article

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