SEM/EDX and confocal microscopy analysis of novel and conventional enteric-coated systems

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 369, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 72-78

  Liu, Fang ^a   Lizio, Rosario ^b   Schneider, Uwe J ^b   Petereit, Hans Ulrich ^b   Blakey, Peter ^c   Basit, Abdul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Rohm GmbH   (Germany)

^c Evonik Degussa International AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adipic acid; Double coating; Enteric coatings; Enteric polymers; Methacrylic acid ethyl acrylate copolymer; Modified release; pH sensitive polymers; Polymer dissolution; Sub coating

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ADIPIC ACID; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; METHACRYLIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG PELLET; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; ENTERIC COATED TABLET; IONIC STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM TRANSPORT;

HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINE, SMALL; METHACRYLATES; METHYLCELLULOSE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; POLYMERS; PREDNISOLONE; SODIUM; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; TABLETS, ENTERIC-COATED;

EID: 60849123901     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.10.035     Document Type: Article

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