Amphiphilogels for drug delivery: Formulation and characterization

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1852-1861

  Jibry, Nadeen ^a   Heenan, Richard K ^b   Murdan, Sudaxshina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

amphiphilogels; gelation temperature; nonionic surfactants; SANS; viscosity

Indexed keywords

SORBITAN ESTER; SORBITAN PALMITATE; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOGRAPHY; CHELATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIQUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOLID;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EXCIPIENTS; GELS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEUTRONS; POLYSORBATES; RHEOLOGY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 6344292470     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PHAM.0000045239.22049.70     Document Type: Article

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