New approaches to the visualization, quantification and explanation of acid-induced water loss from Ca-alginate hydrogel beads

Journal of Microencapsulation

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 565-573

  Doumeche B ^a   Kuppers M ^a   Stapf, S ^a   Blumich B ^a   Hartmeier, W ^a   Ansorge Schumacher, M B ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alginate; Gel conversion; Hydrogel; NMR imaging; Water loss

Indexed keywords

ACID; ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM ALGINATE; CALCIUM ION; CARBOXYL GROUP; CYCLOHEXANE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROPIONIC ACID; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RETENTION; GELATION; HYDROGEL; HYDROGEN BOND; PH; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER LOSS;

ALGINATES; DESICCATION; DRUG COMPOUNDING; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HYDROGELS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROSPHERES;

EID: 5644221577     PISSN: 02652048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652040400000454     Document Type: Article

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