Polymeric micelles for drug delivery: Solubilization and haemolytic activity of amphotericin B

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 131-136

  Yu, B G ^a   Okano, T ^b   Kataoka, K ^c   Kwon, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Haemolysis; PEO PBLA micelles; Size distribution; TEM

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ASPARTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLYMER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; HEMOLYSIS; MALE; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; DRUG CARRIERS; EXCIPIENTS; HEMOLYSIS; MICELLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PEPTIDES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0032580499     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(97)00245-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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