Performance of an in vitro mucoadhesion testing method for vaginal semisolids: Influence of different testing conditions and instrumental parameters

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 622-632

  das Neves, José ^a   Amaral, Maria Helena ^a   Bahia, Maria Fernanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Detachment force; Mucoadhesion; Semisolid formulations; Texture analyzer; Vaginal drug delivery; Work of adhesion

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CARBOMER; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; NONOXINOL 9; POLYCARBOPHIL; ZIDOVAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; ROOM TEMPERATURE; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA MUCOSA;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; EXCIPIENTS; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; OILS, VOLATILE; POLYVINYLS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ADHESIVES; VAGINA; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES;

EID: 43249120415     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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