Tetronic micellization, gelation and drug solubilization: Influence of pH and ionic strength

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 244-252

  Alvarez Lorenzo, Carmen ^a   Gonzalez Lopez, Jaime ^a   Fernandez Tarrio, Marta ^a   Sandez Macho, Isabel ^a   Concheiro, Angel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gel temperature; Griseofulvin solubilization; Micellization enthalpy; pH sensitive micellization; Poloxamine surfactant; Polymeric micelles

Indexed keywords

TETRONIC; TETRONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; ENTROPY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GELATION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; MICELLIZATION; MICROCALORIMETRY; OSCILLATION; PH; SOLUBILIZATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CALORIMETRY; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DIFFUSION; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; ETHYLENEDIAMINES; GELS; GRISEOFULVIN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGHT; MICELLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; OSCILLOMETRY; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RHEOLOGY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 34247463719     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2006.10.010     Document Type: Article

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