Novel hydrogel system from scleroglucan: Synthesis and characterization

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 367-378

  Coviello, Tommasina ^a   Grassi, Mario ^b   Rambone, Giuseppe ^a   Santucci, Eleonora ^a   Carafa, Maria ^a   Murtas, Evelina ^a   Riccieri, Fulvio M ^a   Alhaique, Franco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; Diffusion; Hydrogel; Scleroglucan; Sustained release

Indexed keywords

SCLEROGLUCAN; THEOPHYLLINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYDROGEL; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

BROMIDES; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DIFFUSION; GLUCANS; HYDROGELS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PERMEABILITY; STATISTICS; TABLETS; THEOPHYLLINE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0032802665     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(99)00091-7     Document Type: Article

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