Adsorption of benzalkonium chloride by filter membranes: Mechanisms and effect of formulation and processing parameters

Pharmaceutical Development and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-165

  Bin, Tao ^a   Kulshreshtha, Alok K ^b   Al Shakhshir, Ragheb ^b   Hem, Stanley L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALCON RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Effect of formulation factors; Effect of processing factors; Filter membranes

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CHELATING AGENT; EDETATE DISODIUM; GLYCEROL; MANNITOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; DRUG FORMULATION; FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADSORPTION; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 0032934333     PISSN: 10837450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PDT-100101350     Document Type: Article

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