Preparation and characterization of biodegradable urea-loaded microparticles as an approach for transdermal delivery

Journal of Microencapsulation

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 698-712

  Haddadi, Azita ^a   Farboud, Effat Sadat ^b   Erfan, Mohammad ^a   Aboofazeli, Reza ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Microparticles; Microspheres; PLGA; Solvent evaporation; Urea

Indexed keywords

CELLACEFATE; ETHYL CELLULOSE; MICROSPHERE; POLYGLACTIN; POLYMER; SOLVENT; UREA;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; ENCAPSULATION; EVAPORATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TIME; ULTRASOUND; VELOCITY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CALIBRATION; CELLULOSE; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EXCIPIENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSPHERES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; POROSITY; SOLVENTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; UREA; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 33751328338     PISSN: 02652048     EISSN: 14645246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652040600789328     Document Type: Article

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