Cosolvent effects on the gel formation and gel melting transitions of Pluronic® F127 gels

Pharmaceutical Development and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-184

  Pandit, Nivedita K ^a   Mclntyre, Holly J ^a  

^a DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; GLYCEROL; MACROGOL 400; POLOXAMER; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STABILITY; GEL; MATERIAL STATE; MICELLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0031392466     PISSN: 10837450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10837459709022623     Document Type: Article

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