On the diameter and size distributions of Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA)-based microspheres

Journal of Microencapsulation

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 787-803

  Bahukudumbi, P ^b   Carson, K H ^a   Rice Ficht, A C ^a   Andrews, M J ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA); Drug delivery; Microencapsulation; Microspheres; Water in oil emulsion

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; MICROSPHERE; OLIVE OIL; WATER OIL CREAM;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG INDUSTRY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MICROENCAPSULATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VITELLINE MEMBRANE;

ANIMALS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EMULSIONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSPHERES; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT OILS; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 11944265682     PISSN: 02652048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652040400015395     Document Type: Article

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