Factors affecting the size distribution of liposomes produced by freeze-thaw extrusion

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-95

  Castile, Jonathan D ^a   Taylor, Kevin M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Freeze thaw; Liposome; Particle size; Poloxamer

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; POLOXAMER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; DIFFRACTION; DISPERSION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; FREEZING; IN VITRO STUDY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; THAWING;

EID: 0032826684     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(99)00207-0     Document Type: Article

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