Understanding the mechanism of ionic gelation for synthesis of chitosan nanoparticles using qualitative techniques

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-153

  Kunjachan, Sijumon ^a,b   Jose, Sajan ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Chitosan; cross linking; ionic gelation; microparticles; nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MICROPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE; OLIGOMER; POLYANION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GELATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IONIC GELATION; MICROEMULSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 77956259304     PISSN: 09738398     EISSN: 1998409X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-8398.68467     Document Type: Article

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