Determining the simultaneous presence of drug nanocrystals in drug-loaded polymeric nanocapsule aqueous suspensions: A relation between light scattering and drug content

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 359, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 288-293

  Pohlmann, Adriana R ^a   Mezzalira, Graziela ^a   Venturini, Cristina de Garcia ^a   Cruz, Letícia ^a   Bernardi, Andressa ^a   Jäger, Eliézer ^a   Battastini, Ana M O ^a   da Silveira, Nádya Pesce ^a   Guterres, Sílvia Stanisçuaski ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Density gradient; Indomethacin; Light scattering; Nanocrystal; Polymeric nanocapsule; Rayleigh ratio

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; MIGLYOL; NANOCAPSULE; NANOCRYSTAL; POLYCAPROLACTONE; SORBITAN STEARATE;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; DRUG ADSORPTION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; INTERFEROMETER; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; METHODOLOGY; NANOENCAPSULATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION;

ADSORPTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; INDOMETHACIN; LIGHT; NANOCAPSULES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; PRECIPITATION; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44749087128     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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