Silicone crosslinked by ionizing radiation as potential polymeric matrix for drug delivery

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 236, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 521-525

  Rogero, Sizue O ^a   Sousa, José S ^a   Alário Jr , Dante ^b   Lopérgolo, Lilian ^b   Lugão, Ademar B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b Biolab Sanus Farmacêutica Ltda   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Charlesby Rosiak; DDS; Radiation crosslinked silicone; Silicone

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CROSSLINKING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG THERAPY; GELS; IONIZING RADIATION; POLYMERS; SWELLING; TOXICITY;

CHARLESBY-ROSIAK; DDS; POLYMER MATRIX; RADIATION-CROSSLINKED SILICONES;

SILICONES;

EID: 21644443758     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2005.04.031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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