Polymer drugs and polymeric drugs X: Slow release of B-fluorouracil from biodegradable poly(γ-glutamic acid) and its benzyl ester matrices

Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 270-278

  Kishida, Akio ^a   Murakami, Kazunori ^a   Goto, Hidetada ^a   Akashi, Mitsuru ^a   Kubota, Hidetoshi ^b   Endo, Takeshi ^c  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MEIJI SEIKA KAISHA LTD   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; ESTERS; PH; POLYESTERS; SOLUTIONS;

POLY(AMINO ACID)S; POLYMER DRUGS;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

BUFFER; ESTER DERIVATIVE; FLUOROURACIL; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID BENZYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG RELEASE; ESTERIFICATION; PH;

EID: 0032188863     PISSN: 08839115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088391159801300403     Document Type: Article

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