Design and evaluation of an emulsion vehicle for paclitaxel. II. Suppression of the crystallization of paclitaxel by freeze-drying technique

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1151-1157

  Han, Jihong ^a   Washington, Clive ^b   Davis, Stanley S ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryoprotection; Crystallization; Emulsion; Freeze drying; Paclitaxel; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; PACLITAXEL; SUCROSE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CRYOPROTECTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG DESIGN; EMULSION; FREEZE DRYING; LABORATORY TEST; LIGHT SCATTERING; LOADING DRUG DOSE;

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CRYSTALLIZATION; EMULSIONS; FREEZE DRYING; GLUCOSE; PACLITAXEL; PARTICLE SIZE; POLOXAMER; SUCROSE; TREHALOSE; VEHICLES;

EID: 35648983033     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: 15205762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03639040701410846     Document Type: Article

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