Influence of glutaraldehyde on drug release and mucoadhesive properties of chitosan microspheres

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 36, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 81-88

  Genta, Ida ^a   Costantini, Monica ^b   Asti, Annalia ^a   Conti, Bice ^a   Montanari, Luisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Glutaraldehyde; Microspheres; Mucoadhesiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032121256     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8617(98)00022-8     Document Type: Article

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