Initial development and characterization of PLGA nanospheres containing ropivacaine

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 5-6 SPECL.ISSUE, 2007, Pages 455-461

  Moraes, Carolina Morales ^a   De Matos, Angélica Prado ^a   De Lima, Renata ^a   Rosa, André Henrique ^b   De Paula, Eneida ^a   Fraceto, Leonardo Fernandes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Nanospheres; PLGA; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349095833     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: 15730689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10867-008-9094-z     Document Type: Article

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