Effect of ethanol on the water permeability of controlled release films composed of ethyl cellulose and hydroxypropyl cellulose

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 428-432

  Larsson, Mikael ^a   Hjärtstam, Johan ^b   Berndtsson, Jolina ^b   Stading, Mats ^a,c   Larsson, Anette ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^c SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Controlled release; Ethyl cellulose; Films; Hydroxypropyl cellulose; Permeability

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ETHYL CELLULOSE; HYDROXYPROPYLCELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; FILM COATING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WATER PERMEABILITY;

CELLULOSE; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ETHANOL; EXCIPIENTS; PERMEABILITY; WATER;

EID: 78549271423     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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