A laser imaging and neutron reflection investigation into the monolayer behaviour of fatty acids used for taste masking microspheres

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1864-1877

  Qi, Sheng ^a   Roser, Stephen J ^b   Deutsch, David ^c   Barker, Susan A ^a   Craig, Duncan Q M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Imaging methods; Light scattering; Lipids; Microspheres; Monolayer

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; MICROSPHERE; PALMITIC ACID; STEARIC ACID;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BREWSTER ANGLE MICROSCOPY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LASER; LIGHT SCATTERING; MISCIBILITY; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PHASE SEPARATION; TASTE; CHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; NEUTRON; PH;

FATTY ACIDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LASERS; MICROSCOPY; MICROSPHERES; NEUTRONS; TASTE;

EID: 48549093905     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: 15206017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.21100     Document Type: Article

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