Application of nonionic surfactants combining hydrophobic and hydrophilic cholelitholytic solvents on dissolution of gallstones

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 265-274

  Lim, Mei Yeut ^a   Chou, Tse Chuan ^a   Lin, Xi Zhang ^a   Chen, Chiung Yu ^a   Ling, Tzong Rong ^a   Shiesh, Shu Chu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cholelitholytic solvent; Dissolution of gallstone; EDTA; MTBE; Nonionic surfactant

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; EDETIC ACID; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; SINEPOL 20; SINEPOL 25; SINEPOL 3-80; SINEPOL 3-85; SINEPOL 60; SINEPOL 65; SINEPOL 80; SINEPOL 85; SORBITAN LAURATE; SORBITAN OLEATE; SORBITAN STEARATE; SORBITAN TRIOLEATE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; GALLSTONE; GALLSTONE DISSOLUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MISCIBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0033966318     PISSN: 09277765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-7765(99)00116-2     Document Type: Article

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