Evaluation of the mucoadhesive properties of N-trimethyl chitosan chloride

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-69

  Snyman, Dewald ^a   Hamman, Josias H ^b   Kotze, Awie F ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Mucoadhesion; Multiangle laser light scattering (MALLS); N trimethyl chitosan chloride (TMC); Size exclusion chromatography (SEC); Surface tension analysis; Tensile separation testing

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; CHITOSAN DERIVATIVE; N TRIMETHYLCHITOSAN CHLORIDE; POLYMER; SEACURE 244; SODIUM IODIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDRATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUCUS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SURFACE TENSION; SYNTHESIS;

ADJUVANTS, PHARMACEUTIC; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUCUS; POLYMERS; SURFACE TENSION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 12244256118     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DDC-120016684     Document Type: Article

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