Selective drug delivery to the colon using pectin-coated pellets

PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 264-272

  He, Wei ^a,b   Du, Qing ^a   Cao, De Ying ^a   Fan, Li Fang ^a   Xiang, Bai ^a  

^a HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CSPC Pharmaceutical Technology Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Colonic drug delivery; Ethylcellulose; Film coated; Pectin

Indexed keywords

ETHYL CELLULOSE; MESALAZINE; PECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COLON; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG COATING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG PELLET; ENZYME DEGRADATION; FILM COATING; GEL; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; PH; RAT; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH ABSORPTION; THICKNESS; TIME; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CECUM; CELLULOSE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COLON; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG IMPLANTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MESALAMINE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PECTINS; RATS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56849127328     PISSN: 10797440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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