Azocross-linked poly(acrylic acid) for colonic delivery and adhesion specificity: Synthesis and characterisation

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 291-300

  Kakoulides, Elias P ^a,b   Smart, John D ^a   Tsibouklis, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

4,4' Divinylazobenzene; Azopolymers; Azoreduction; Biodegradable hydrogels; Colon specific drug delivery; Mucoadhesion

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; GLATIRAMER; POLYACRYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; COLON; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HYDROGEL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION;

ACRYLIC RESINS; AZO COMPOUNDS; COLON; DRUG CARRIERS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA;

EID: 0032584124     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(98)00005-4     Document Type: Article

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