Production of Eudragit microparticles by spray-drying technique: Influence of experimental parameters on morphological and dimensional characteristics

Pharmaceutical Development and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 267-278

  Esposito, Elisabetta ^a   Roncarati, Roberta ^a   Cortesi, Rita ^a   Cervellati, Franco ^a   Nastruzzi, Claudio ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b Ist di Chim e Tecn del Farmaco   (Italy)

^c Inst Chimice Technol del Pharmaco   (Italy)

Author keywords

Methacrylate copolymers; Microparticles; Prednisolone; Spray drying

Indexed keywords

EUDRAGIT; EUDRAGIT RS; PREDNISOLONE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; MICROENCAPSULATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ACRYLATES; ACRYLIC RESINS; DESICCATION; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EXCIPIENTS; GELS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSPHERES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACIDS; PREDNISOLONE; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034061648     PISSN: 10837450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PDT-100100541     Document Type: Article

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