Percolation theory, conductivity and dissolution of hydrophilic suppository bases (PEG systems)

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-196

  Siegmund, Christian ^a   Leuenberger, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Critical exponent; Dissolution rate; Percolation theory; Polyethylene glycol; Scaling law; Suppositories

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL 200; MACROGOL 6000; MARKER; MEPYRAMINE MALEATE; SUPPOSITORY BASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROPHILICITY; LIQUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SUPPOSITORY; THEORY;

DIFFUSION; DRUG COMPOUNDING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXCIPIENTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY; SUPPOSITORIES;

EID: 0032844829     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(99)00246-X     Document Type: Article

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