Microemulsions: An overview and pharmaceutical applications

Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 461-521

  Tenjarla, Srini ^a  

^a SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Characterization methods; Cosurfactant; Microemulsion; Pharmaceutical applications; Phase diagram; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

ARLACEL 186; AZELAIC ACID; BETAMETHASONE; CAPMUL MCM; CAPTEX 200; CAPTEX 355; CENTROPHASE 31; CREMOPHOR; CYCLOSPORIN A; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; EMULSIFYING AGENT; EXCIPIENT; GLYCEROL OLEATE; INDOMETACIN; LABRAFAC CM; LABRAFIL M 1944 CSD; LABRASOL; MENADIONE; METHOXYFLURANE; MIGLYOL; MORPHINE DERIVATIVE; NITROFURAL; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYSORBATE 20; POLYSORBATE 80; PREDNISONE; PROPRANOLOL; SKF 106760; SORBITAN OLEATE; SURFACTANT; TAGAT TO; TEMAROTENE; TIMOLOL; TOCOPHEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMOMETRICS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; ENTHALPY; FREEZE FRACTURE; HUMAN; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROEMULSION; MODEL; MYVACET; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; THEORY; THERMOSTABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISCOSITY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033430984     PISSN: 07434863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/critrevtherdrugcarriersyst.v16.i5.20     Document Type: Review

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