Preparation and in vitro evaluation of propylthiouracil microspheres made of Eudragit RL 100 and cellulose acetate butyrate polymers using the emulsion-solvent evaporation method

Journal of Microencapsulation

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-289

  Obeidat, Wasfy M ^a   Price, J C ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonio methacrylate copolymer; Cellulose acetate butyrate; Dissolution kinetics; Microspheres; Relative viscosity

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; CELLABURATE; DRUG SOLVENT; EUDRAGIT; MICROSPHERE; POLYMER; PROPYLTHIOURACIL;

ARTICLE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EMULSION; EVAPORATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROENCAPSULATION; TECHNIQUE; VISCOMETER; VISCOSITY;

CELLULOSE; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EMULSIONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSPHERES; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 22244451672     PISSN: 02652048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652040500100907     Document Type: Article

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