Preparation and characterization of propylthiouracil niosomes

Journal of Liposome Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 391-401

  Suwakul, Waraporn ^a   Ongpipattanakul, Boonsri ^a   Vardhanabhuti, Nontima ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Drug entrapment; Drug release; Niosome; Propylthiouracil; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIPOSOME; NIOSOME; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; POLIDOCANOL; POLYSORBATE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; SORBITAN; SPAN; TWEEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; LASER DIFFRACTION; LIPOSOMAL DELIVERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE TENSION; ULTRASOUND; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

BUFFERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIPOSOMES; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

EID: 33845602484     PISSN: 08982104     EISSN: 15322394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08982100600992542     Document Type: Article

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