Monitoring microviscosity and microacidity of the albumin microenvironment inside degrading microparticles from poly(lactide-co- glycolide) (PLG) or ABA-triblock polymers containing hydrophobic poly(lactide-co-glycolide) A blocks and hydrophilic poly(ethyleneoxide) B blocks

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 787-793

  Mäder, Karsten ^a   Bittner, Beate ^a   Li, Youxin ^a   Wohlauf, Wilko ^b   Kissel, Thomas ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Albumin; Biodegradable polyesters; EPR; Microparticles

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; MACROGOL; POLYGLACTIN; POLYMER; RG 502; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; MOLECULAR MODEL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOSITY; WATER LOADING;

ALBUMINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSPHERES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYETHYLENES; POLYGLACTIN 910; SPIN LABELS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0031751359     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011939607573     Document Type: Article

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