Formulation and evaluation of levofloxacin dental films for periodontitis

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 162-168

  Prabhushankar, G L ^a   Gopalkrishna, B ^b   Manjunatha, K M ^a   Girisha, C H ^a  

^a Bapuji College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b RR College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

In vitro release; Levofloxacin; Local delivery; Periodontitis

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; BUFFER; CHLOROFORM; COPOLYMER; DICHLOROMETHANE; ETHYL CELLULOSE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MACROGOL 400; PHOSPHATE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PLASTICIZER; SOLVENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PERIODONTITIS; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77953375606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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