Preparation, characterization, and sterilization of hydrogel sponges for iontophoretic drug-delivery use

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 720-730

  Eljarrat Binstock, Esther ^a   Bentolila, Alfonso ^a   Kumar, Neeraj ^b   Harel, Hannah ^a   Domb, Abraham J ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NIPER   (India)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Hydrogel; Iontophoresis; Sterilization; Swelling

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CHARACTERIZATION; CROSSLINKING; DRUG DELIVERY; MORPHOLOGY; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SWELLING;

ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HYDROGEL SPONGE; HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; IONTOPHORETIC DRUG DELIVERY;

HYDROGELS;

ABSORPTION; CHARACTERIZATION; CROSSLINKING; DRUG DELIVERY; HYDROGELS; MORPHOLOGY; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SWELLING;

ABSORPTION; DRUG DELIVERY; HYDROGEL; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERIZATION; STERILIZATION; STRENGTH;

EID: 34648840125     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: 10991581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.948     Document Type: Article

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