Biocompatible microemulsions and their prospective uses in drug delivery

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-45

  Gupta, Syamasri ^a   Moulik, S P ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cosurfactants; Drug delivery; In vitro; In vivo; Microemulsion; Pseudoternary; Surfactants; Ternary

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CELECOXIB; CYCLODEXTRIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC DIETHYLAMINE; DILTIAZEM; DIOSPYRIN; ESTRADIOL; FELODIPINE; HEPARIN; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; INTRALIPID; ISONIAZID; KETOPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NORTRIPTYLINE; PRILOCAINE; PROGESTERONE; QUERCETIN; RIFAMPICIN; SURFACTANT; TAMOXIFEN; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; TOLBUTAMIDE; TRIPTOLIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STABILITY; ENCAPSULATION; HUMAN; LEISHMANIASIS; LIPOPHILICITY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MICROEMULSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PROTEIN BINDING; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN CANCER; SKIN IRRITATION; SURFACE TENSION; TEMPERATURE; TUBERCULOSIS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 38349172495     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: 15206017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.21177     Document Type: Article

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