Rheological characterisation of dextran-concanavalin A mixtures as a basis for a self-regulated drug delivery device

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 94-100

  Taylor, M Joan ^a   Tanna, Sangeeta ^a   Sahota, Tarsem S ^a   Voermans, Barbara ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Technology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Concanavalin A; Dextran; Diabetes; Formulation; Glucose; Insulin delivery; Self regulating; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; DEXTRAN; GLUCOSE;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MIXTURE; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LIQUEFACTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OSCILLATION; RECEPTOR BINDING; SOLID; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VISCOELASTICITY;

CONCANAVALIN A; DEXTRANS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ELASTICITY; GELS; GLUCOSE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; RHEOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 28444471624     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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