Improved drug delivery using microemulsions: Rationale, recent progress, and new horizons

Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-140

  Bagwe, R P ^a   Kanicky, J R ^a   Palla, B J ^a   Patanjali, P K ^a   Shah, D O ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Micelles; Microemulsion based gels; Pharmaceutical microemulsion; Solubilization of hydrophilic and hydrophobic compounds; Targeted colloidal drug delivery

Indexed keywords

ARLACEL 20; CREMOPHOR; CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; DIAZEPAM; ERYTHROSINE; EXCIPIENT; GELATIN; GLYCEROL OLEATE; MIGLYOL; OCTANOIN; OIL; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; POLYSORBATE 20; SORBITAN ESTER; SORBITAN LAURATE; SOYBEAN OIL; SURFACTANT; TECHNETIUM; WATER;

COLLOID; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GEL; MICELLE; MICROEMULSION; REVIEW; SHELF LIFE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; COLLOIDS; DRUG CARRIERS; EMULSIONS; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES; PHARMACOKINETICS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 0035052725     PISSN: 07434863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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