Crosslinked dextran - A new capsule material for colon targeting of drugs

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 7-13

  Brondsted H ^a   Andersen, C ^a   Hovgaard, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Capsule; Colon specific drug delivery; Dextran; Drug release

Indexed keywords

DEXTRANASE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYDROCORTISONE; MACROGOL 400; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; SEPHADEX;

BIODEGRADATION; COLON; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG TARGETING; FLOW KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRENGTH;

CAPSULES; COLON; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DEXTRANS; DRUG CARRIERS; GLUTARAL; MECHANICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

EID: 0032580440     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(97)00233-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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