Scleroglucan/borax/drug hydrogels: Structure characterisation by means of rheological and diffusion experiments

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 377-383

  Grassi, Mario ^a   Lapasin, Romano ^a   Coviello, Tommasina ^b   Matricardi, Pietro ^b   Di Meo, Chiara ^b   Alhaique, Franco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drug release; Equivalent network; Free volume theory; Mesh size; Rheology; Scleroglucan borax

Indexed keywords

DRUG RELEASE; EQUIVALENT NETWORK; FREE VOLUME THEORY; MESH SIZE; SCLEROGLUCAN-BORAX;

BORATE MINERALS; DIFFUSION; ELASTICITY; FREE VOLUME; GELATION; GELS; PLASTICITY; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; VISCOSITY;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 68949131262     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.04.025     Document Type: Article

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