Alginate-based pellets prepared by extrusion/spheronization: Effect of the amount and type of sodium alginate and calcium salts

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 274-284

  Sriamornsak, Pornsak ^a   Nunthanid, Jurairat ^a   Luangtana anan, Manee ^a   Weerapol, Yossanun ^a   Puttipipatkhachorn, Satit ^b  

^a SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alginate; Calcium salts; Extrusion; Pellets; Spheronization

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM SALT; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; PELLET EXTRUSION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; SPHERONIZATION;

ALGINATES; CALCIUM; CELLULOSE; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG COMPOUNDING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG IMPLANTS; ELECTRONS; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; PARTICLE SIZE; SALTS; SOLUBILITY; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; THEOPHYLLINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41549118863     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2007.09.012     Document Type: Article

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