Analysis of nano drug carriers towards optimum release rate

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 243-252

  Ng, E Y K ^a   Ng, W K ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Area volume ratio; Drug delivery; Heat diffusion; Nanotechnology; Shape; Zero order kinetics

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DRUG DELIVERY; EQUATIONS OF STATE; MICROSTRUCTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AREA/VOLUME RATIO; HEAT DIFFUSION; OPTIMUM RELEASE RATE; ZERO-ORDER KINETICS;

NANOPARTICLES;

DRUG CARRIER; LIPID; NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; HEAT TRANSFER; KINETICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TABLET FORMULATION;

ALGORITHMS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DIFFUSION; DRUG CARRIERS; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34250681362     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900500412643     Document Type: Article

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