Physicochemical properties of amphotericin B liposomes prepared by reverse-phase evaporation method

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-37

  Rojanapanthu, Pleumchitt ^a   Sarisuta, Narong ^a   Chaturon, Korakot ^b   Kraisintu, Krisana ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Thailand Government Pharmaceutical Organization   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Liposomes; Oligolamellar vesicles; Physiochemical properties; Reverse phase evaporation method

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CHOLESTEROL; EPIKURON 200; ETHER; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EVAPORATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID VESICLE; MICROENCAPSULATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; STOICHIOMETRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUSPENSION; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; CHOLESTEROL; DRUG COMPOUNDING; LIPOSOMES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; WATER;

EID: 0037276589     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DDC-120016681     Document Type: Article

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