Formulation and evaluation of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride and norfloxacin microspheres prepared by an enhanced emulsion-solvent evaporation process

S.T.P. Pharma Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 319-327

  Mohammed, F A ^a   Hassan, M A ^a  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cellulose acetate; Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride; Drug loading efficiency; Emulsion solvent evaporation process; Norfloxacin microspheres; Particle size distribution; Surface morphology; Total recovery

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE ACETATE; CIPROFLOXACIN; NORFLOXACIN; POLYMER; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SERVIFLOX; SPECTRAMA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG RELEASE; EMULSION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; RABBIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TABLET FORMULATION;

EID: 0141559207     PISSN: 11571489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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