Thiolated polymers - Thiomers: Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of chitosan-2-iminothiolane conjugates

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 260, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 229-237

  Bernkop Schnürch, Andreas ^a   Hornof, Margit ^a,b   Zoidl, Theresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Croma Pharma GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chitosan; In situ gelling; Mucoadhesion; Thiomers; Traut's reagent

Indexed keywords

2 IMINOTHIOLANE; CHITOSAN; POLYMER; THIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COVALENT BOND; CROSS LINKING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; KINETICS; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0038460837     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(03)00271-0     Document Type: Article

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