Zein microspheres as drug/antigen carriers: A study of their degradation and erosion, in the presence and absence of enzymes

Journal of Microencapsulation

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 303-314

  Hurtado López, Pepi ^a   Murdan, Sudax ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capillary zone electrophoresis; Microsphere degradation; Microsphere erosion; Microspheres; Zein

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANTIGEN; BUFFER; CHLORIDE; DRUG CARRIER; MICROSPHERE; PANCREATIN; PEPSIN A; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; VACCINE; ZEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; INTESTINE FLUID; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PH MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; STOMACH JUICE; SUSPENSION; TURBIDITY;

ANTIGENS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BUFFERS; DRUG CARRIERS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSPHERES; PANCREATIN; PEPSIN A; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS; ZEIN;

EID: 33744819762     PISSN: 02652048     EISSN: 14645246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652040500444149     Document Type: Article

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