Ethylcellulose: A new type of emulsion stabilizer

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-27

  Melzer, Eva ^a   Kreuter, Jörg ^b   Daniels, Rolf ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ethylcellulose; High internal phase ratio emulsion; Interfacial tension; Light microscopy; Pickering emulsion; Solid stabilized emulsion; Transmission electron microscopy; Water in oil emulsion

Indexed keywords

DRUG CARRIER; ETHOCEL 10; ETHYL CELLULOSE; WATER OIL CREAM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG STABILITY; EMULSION; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MODEL; SURFACE TENSION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0037677680     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-6411(03)00025-0     Document Type: Article

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