An investigation into the mechanisms of drug release from taste-masking fatty acid microspheres

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3842-3854

  Qi, Sheng ^a   Deutsch, David ^b   Craig, Duncan Q M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dissolution rate; Lipids; Microspheres; Particle size; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; MICROSPHERE; PALMITIC ACID; PHOSPHODIESTERASE I; STEARIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 53549102484     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: 15206017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.21243     Document Type: Article

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