Structure and interactions in covalently and ionically crosslinked chitosan hydrogels for biomedical applications

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-34

  Berger, J ^a   Reist, M ^a   Mayer, J M ^a   Felt, O ^b   Peppas, N A ^c   Gurny, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical applications; Chitosan; Crosslinking; Hydrogel; Interaction; Review; Structure

Indexed keywords

1,1,3,3 TETRAMETHOXYPROPANE; AMOXICILLIN; BETA CYCLODEXTRIN; CHITOSAN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLORHEXIDINE ACETATE; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; CIMETIDINE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DIETHYLSQUARATE; FLUOROURACIL; FRUCTOSE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; GOSERELIN; INDOMETACIN; LEVAMISOLE; MACROGOL; MICROSPHERE; N,O CARBOXYMETHYLCHITOSAN; OXALIC ACID; OXPRENOLOL; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLYACRYLIC ACID; POVIDONE; PROPANOL; RIBOFLAVIN; RIFAMPICIN; SCLEROGLUCAN; SQUARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; BIOMEDICINE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; COVALENT BOND; CROSS LINKING; DISSOLUTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DIFFUSION; HYDROGEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PH; REVIEW;

EID: 0346094228     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-6411(03)00161-9     Document Type: Review

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