Long term stability of freeze-dried, lyoprotected doxorubicin liposomes

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 295-307

  Van Winden, E C A ^a,b   Crommelin, D J A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Doxorubicin; Freeze drying; Liposomes; Lyoprotection; Modulated differential scanning calorimetry (MDSC); Stability

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; DOXORUBICIN; LACTOSE; MALTOSE; SUCROSE; TREHALOSE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG STABILITY; FREEZE DRYING; REHYDRATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0031395221     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-6411(97)00058-1     Document Type: Article

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