Design of submicron and nanoparticle delivery systems using supercritical carbon dioxide-mediated processes: An overview

Therapeutic Delivery

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 259-277

  Zarena, Arasali Sulaiman ^a   Sankar, Kadimi Udaya ^a  

^a Research Institute Council of Scientific and Industrial Research   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; LIPOSOME; MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; NANOPARTICLE; NIOSOME; POLYMER;

AEROSOL; ANALYTIC METHOD; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DISPERSION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRY POWDER; FOAM; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOEMULSION; NEBULIZATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RAPID EXPANSION OF SUPERCRITICAL SOLUTION SOLID CO SOLVENT; REVIEW; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

EID: 79954526403     PISSN: 20415990     EISSN: 20416008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/tde.10.82     Document Type: Review

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