Thiomers: Preparation and in vitro evaluation of a mucoadhesive nanoparticulate drug delivery system

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 317, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-81

  Bernkop Schnürch, Andreas ^a   Weithaler, Andrea ^a   Albrecht, Karin ^a   Greimel, Alexander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Thiomatrix Forschungs und Beratungs GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Crosslinking; Mucoadhesion; Nanoparticles; Thiomers

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ADHESIVE AGENT; CHITOSAN 4 THIOBUTYLAMIDINE; CHITOSAN DERIVATIVE; DISULFIDE; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DIALYSIS; DISULFIDE BOND; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG STABILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; CHITIN; DISULFIDES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FLUORESCEINS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYPHOSPHATES; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SWINE;

EID: 33745001611     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2006.02.044     Document Type: Article

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