Microparticulate release systems based on natural origin materials

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 553, Issue , 2004, Pages 283-300

  Silva, Gabriela A ^a   Costa, Filipa J ^a   Neves, Nuno M ^a   Reis, Rui L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CELLULOSE ACETATE; ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; NATURAL PRODUCT; PHOSPHATE; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER; POTATO STARCH; SEVA C; STARCH; TRISODIUM TRIMETAPHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BONE; CARTILAGE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COMPOSITE PARTICULATE SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; MATERIALS; MICROPARTICULATE RELEASE SYSTEM; NATURAL ORIGIN MATERIAL; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 6344277193     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-306-48584-8_22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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