Evaluation of physical properties of plasticized ethyl cellulose films cast from ethanol solution Part I

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 161-170

  Hyppölä, Riikka ^a,b   Husson, Isabelle ^a   Sundholm, Franciska ^b  

^a ORION CORPORATION   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ethyl cellulose; Free films; Mechanical testing; Plasticizers; Porosity; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID TRIETHYL ESTER; ETHYL CELLULOSE; EUDRAFLEX; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PLASTICIZER; POLITEF; SEBACIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; TRIACETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG COATING; HUMIDITY; MICROSCOPY; MYVACET; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THICKNESS; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0043059874     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(96)04436-5     Document Type: Article

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