Physical gels of a carboxymethyl derivative of scleroglucan: Synthesis and characterization

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 682-689

  Casadei, Maria Antonietta ^a   Matricardi, Pietro ^a   Fabrizi, Giancarlo ^a   Feeney, Michelle ^a   Paolicelli, Patrizia ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Carboxymethyl scleroglucan; Controlled release; Physical hydrogels; Rheology

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CALCIUM ION; CARBOXYMETHYLSCLEROGLUCAN; POLYMER; SCLEROGLUCAN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYDROGEL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POTENTIOMETRIC TITRATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CALCIUM; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; GLUCANS; HYDROGELS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 35348836682     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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