The use of chitosan gels as matrices for electrically-modulated drug delivery

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 109-123

  Ramanathan, Srinivasan ^a   Block, Lawrence H ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cationic gels; Chitosan; Controlled release; Electroosmosis; Syneresis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ANHYDRIDE; ANION; BENZOIC ACID; CATION; CHITOSAN; HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE; POTASSIUM BROMIDE; TEMPOL;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DEACETYLATION; DRUG ACETYLATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; ELECTROOSMOSIS; GEL; HYDRATION; MASS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; VISCOSITY;

BENZOIC ACID; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ELECTRICITY; GELS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIDOCAINE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0035966493     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(00)00333-3     Document Type: Article

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