Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) for controlled drug delivery - Drug release and release mechanism

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-155

  Zur Mühlen, Annette ^a   Schwarz, Cora ^a   Mehnert, Wolfgang ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Drug incorporation; Intravenous drug delivery; Solid lipid nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; LIPID; NANOPARTICLE; PREDNISOLONE; TETRACAINE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ETOMIDATE; LIPIDS; MICROSPHERES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PREDNISOLONE; TETRACAINE;

EID: 0031960962     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-6411(97)00150-1     Document Type: Article

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