Polyethylene glycol-induced precipitation of interferon alpha-2a followed by vacuum drying: Development of a novel process for obtaining a dry, stable powder

AAPS Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Sharma, Vikas K ^a,b   Kalonia, Devendra S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Polyethylene glycol (PEG); Precipitation; Protein formulation; Protein powders; Vacuum drying

Indexed keywords

EID: 63549142386     PISSN: 15507416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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