Ion activated bioadhesive in situ gel of clindamycin for vaginal application

International Journal of Drug Delivery

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-40

  Gupta, Himanshu ^a   Sharma, Aarti ^b  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JAIPUR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Clindamycin; Gellan gum; Sol to gel system; Vaginal

Indexed keywords

CELLOPHANE; CHITOSAN; CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE; GELLAN; METHYL PARABEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOADHESIVE FORCE; CLARITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STERILITY; FLOW KINETICS; GEL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ION ACTIVATED BIOADHESIVE IN SITU GEL; ISOTONICITY; KINETICS; MUCOADHESION; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; REFRACTION INDEX; RETENTION TIME; SHEEP; SIMULATION; SKIN IRRITATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA MUCOSA; VISCOSITY;

EID: 79953201893     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09750215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5138/ijdd.2009.0975.0215.01004     Document Type: Article

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