Polyglycolide-based blends for drug delivery: A differential scanning calorimetry study of the melting behavior

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2937-2939

  Dickers, Kirsten J ^a   Huatan, Hiep ^b   Cameron, Ruth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blending; Blends; Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); Miscibility

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; BLENDING; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MELTING; SOLUBILITY;

MELTING POINT; POLYGLYCOLIDE;

POLYMER BLENDS;

POLYGLYCOLIDE;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; MELTING POINT;

BIODEGRADABILITY; MEDICAL USE; POLYMER BLEND;

EID: 0038045060     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.12353     Document Type: Article

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