Formulation and evaluation of a vitamin C multiple emulsion

Pharmaceutical Development and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 255-261

  Farahmand, S ^a,b   Tajerzadeh, H ^a   Farboud, E S ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; O W O Multiple emulsion; Release profile; Stability

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; COSMETIC; GLYCEROL DERIVATIVE; SORBITAN; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG STABILITY; EMULSION; HYDROPHILICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICELLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CARE; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; THERMOSTABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ASCORBIC ACID; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG STABILITY; EMULSIONS; EXCIPIENTS; MICELLES; OILS; PARTICLE SIZE; RHEOLOGY; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOSITY; WATER;

EID: 33745069648     PISSN: 10837450     EISSN: 10979867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10837450500464172     Document Type: Article

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