Characterization and antimicrobial activity of a pharmaceutical microemulsion

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 395, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 154-160

  Zhang, Hui ^a   Cui, Yinan ^a   Zhu, Songming ^a   Feng, Fengqin ^a   Zheng, Xiaodong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Glycerol monolaurate; Microemulsion; Phase behavior; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ACETOACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; GLYCEROL; POLYSORBATE 40; WATER; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; EMULSION; LAURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MONOACYLGLYCEROL; MONOLAURIN; OIL; POLYSORBATE; SODIUM DIACETATE; SURFACTANT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL VIABILITY; CELL WALL; DRUG FORMULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL CELL; MICROEMULSION; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; BACTERIA; CHEMISTRY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFECTS; EMULSION; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; TIME; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACETATES; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DISK DIFFUSION ANTIMICROBIAL TESTS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EMULSIONS; ETHANOL; FUNGI; LAURATES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MONOGLYCERIDES; OILS; POLYSORBATES; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 77954315269     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2010.05.022     Document Type: Article

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