Preparation and characterization of Ca-alginate microspheres by a new emulsification method

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-21

  Fundueanu, Gheorghe ^a   Esposito, Elisabetta ^b   Mihai, Doina ^a   Carpov, Adrian ^a   Desbrieres, Jacques ^c   Rinaudo, Marguerite ^c   Nastruzzi, Claudio ^b  

^a PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHES SUR LES MACROMOLÉCULES VÉGÉTALES CERMAV CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Ca alginate; Emulsification; Microspheres

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CALCIUM ALGINATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; MICROSPHERE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; DRUG RELEASE; EMULSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032142842     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(98)00063-5     Document Type: Article

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