Long-term stability of sterically stabilized liposomes by freezing and freeze-drying: Effects of cryoprotectants on structure

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 546-555

  Stark, Brigitte ^a   Pabst, Georg ^a   Prassl, Ruth ^a  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cryoprotection; Differential scanning calorimetry; PEGylated liposomes; Photon correlation spectroscopy; Small angle X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; LACTOSE; LIPOSOME; MACROGOL; MANNITOL; TREHALOSE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CRYOPROTECTION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG RELEASE; FREEZE DRYING; FREEZING; HYDRATION; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID MEMBRANE; LIPOSOMAL DELIVERY; LYOPHILISATE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTON CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CARBOHYDRATES; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FREEZE DRYING; FREEZING; LIPOSOMES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; WATER;

EID: 77957277898     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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