Atomic force microscopy: A tool to study the structure, dynamics and stability of liposomal drug delivery systems

Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 305-317

  Spyratou, Ellas ^b   Mourelatou, Elena A ^a   Makropoulou, Mersini ^b   Demetzos, Costas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Drug delivery; Liposome; Stability

Indexed keywords

DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; FLUOROURACIL; LIPOSOME; PACLITAXEL; LIPID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DYNAMICS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIPOSOMAL DELIVERY; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG FORMULATION; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHARMACEUTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG COMPOUNDING; LIPIDS; LIPOSOMES; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 66149137656     PISSN: 17425247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17425240902828312     Document Type: Review

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