Insulin particle formation in supersaturated aqueous solutions of poly(ethylene glycol)

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 3424-3433

  Bromberg, Lev ^a   Rashba Step, Julia ^a   Scott, Terrence ^a  

^a Epic Therapeutics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; MACROGOL; MICROSPHERE; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COOLING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; ENERGY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIQUID; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHASE SEPARATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 27744516079     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.062802     Document Type: Article

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