The use of xanthan gum in an ophthalmic liquid dosage form: Rheological characterization of the interaction with mucin

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1117-1127

  Ceulemans, Jens ^a   Vinckier, Inge ^a   Ludwig, Annick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Boiling; Molecular conformation; Rheology; Sonication; Xanthan gum

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; KELTROL T; MUCIN; POLYMER; XANTHAN;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DISPERSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; FLOW KINETICS; HEATING; IONIC STRENGTH; LIQUID; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; SHEAR FLOW; ULTRASOUND; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0036279805     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.10106     Document Type: Article

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