Supercritical assisted atomization: A novel technology for microparticles preparation of an asthma-controlling drug

AAPS PharmSciTech

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Della Porta, Giovanna ^a   De Vittori, Carlo ^b   Reverchon, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b Micro and Nano Materials   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asthma controlling drug; Carbon dioxide; Microparticles; Supercritical fluid

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CALCULATION; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; FLOW RATE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID; NEBULIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLID; SOLUBILIZATION;

EID: 27844484682     PISSN: 15309932     EISSN: 15309932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1208/pt060352     Document Type: Article

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