The effects of irradiation on controlled drug delivery/controlled drug release systems

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 288-344

  Ražem, Dušan ^a   Katušin Ražem, Branka ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Drug; Drug carrier; Drug delivery; Drug release; Drug targeting; Hydrogel; Liposome; Natural polymer; Radiation crosslinking; Radiation sterilization; Regulation; Release kinetics; Synthetic polymer

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; DRUG PRODUCTS; HYDROGELS; IRRADIATION; LIPOSOMES; NATURAL POLYMERS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG TARGETING; RADIATION CROSSLINKING; RADIATION STERILIZATION; RELEASE KINETICS; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY;

POLYMER;

CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; IRRADIATION; RADIATION STERILIZATION; REVIEW;

EID: 37349059289     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2007.06.006     Document Type: Review

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