Synthesis and release studies of shikonin-containing microcapsules prepared by the solvent evaporation method

Journal of Microencapsulation

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 581-596

  Assimopoulou, A N ^a   Papageorgiou, V P ^a   Kiparissides, C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alkannin; Microencapsulation; Pistacia lentiscus; Release; Shikonin; Solvent evaporation

Indexed keywords

ALKANNIN; DICHLOROMETHANE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; ETHYL CELLULOSE; MACROGOL; POLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; RESIN; SHIKONIN; SOLVENT; SURFACTANT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EVAPORATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROCAPSULE; MICROENCAPSULATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNTHESIS; VISCOSITY;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CAPSULES; DRUG COMPOUNDING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NAPHTHOQUINONES; PARTICLE SIZE; PISTACIA; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; RESINS, PLANT; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SOLVENTS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0041856234     PISSN: 02652048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0265204031000148031     Document Type: Article

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