Effect of preparative variables on the properties of poly(dl-lactide-co-glycolide)-methoxypoly(ethyleneglycol) copolymers related to their application in controlled drug delivery

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-197

  Beletsi, A ^a   Leontiadis, L ^b   Klepetsanis, P ^a   Ithakissios, D S ^a   Avgoustakis, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Copolymer properties; Poly(lactide co glycolide) methoxypoly(ethyleneglycol) copolymers; Synthesis variables

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; POLYGLACTIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG TARGETING; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; LACTIC ACID; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0033058717     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(99)00058-7     Document Type: Article

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