Polymeric chitosan-based vesicles for drug delivery

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 453-458

  Uchegbu, Ijeoma F ^c   Schätzlein, Andreas G ^a   Tetley, Laurence ^b   Gray, Alexander I ^c   Sludden, Julieann ^a   Siddique, Soryia ^c   Mosha, Erasto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; BLEOMYCIN; CHITOSAN;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG PENETRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHILICITY;

EID: 0031745411     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1998.tb06185.x     Document Type: Article

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