Solubilisation of drugs in worm-like micelles of block copolymers of ethylene oxide and 1,2-butylene oxide in aqueous solution

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 354, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 82-87

  Zhou, Zhengyuan ^a   Chaibundit, Chiraphon ^b   D'Emanuele, Antony ^c   Lennon, Kieran ^d   Attwood, David ^a   Booth, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Block copolymers; Solubilisation; Worm like micelles

Indexed keywords

1,2 EPOXYBUTANE; CARBAMAZEPINE; COPOLYMER; ETHYLENE OXIDE; GRISEOFULVIN; OXIDE; SPIRONOLACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STABILITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICELLE; PH; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

CARBAMAZEPINE; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; ETHYLENE OXIDE; GRISEOFULVIN; LIGHT; MICELLES; PHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS; POLYMERS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SOLUBILITY; SPIRONOLACTONE; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 40949156307     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2007.10.028     Document Type: Article

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