Freeze-drying of liposomes using tertiary butyl alcohol/water cosolvent systems

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 312, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 131-136

  Cui, Jingxia ^a   Li, Chunlei ^b,c   Deng, Yingjie ^b   Wang, Yongli ^a   Wang, Wei ^a  

^a HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHENYANG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Zhongqi Pharmaceutical Technology Shijiazhuang Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Cosolvents; Freeze drying; Liposomes; Preparation; Tertiary butyl alcohol

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; CALCEIN; CHOLESTEROL; ICE; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; FREEZE DRYING; INJECTION; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOSPHOLIPID VESICLE; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CHOLESTEROL; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCEINS; FREEZE DRYING; LIPIDS; LIPOSOMES; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SOLVENTS; SUCROSE; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL; WATER;

EID: 33645036211     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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