pH-sensitive hydrogels for site-specific drug delivery: II. Drug release behaviour from crosslinked alkyl acrylates/methacrylic acid copolymers

S.T.P. Pharma Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 341-349

  Ranjha, N M ^a,b   Doelker, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acrylic polymers; Anomalous transport; Colonic delivery; Crosslinked polymers; Drug release; Non Fickian diffusion; pH sensitive hydrogels; Site specific delivery

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; COPOLYMER; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; METHACRYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG TRANSPORT; HYDROGEL; PH; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0032867620     PISSN: 11571489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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