Cashew gum a versatile hydrophyllic polymer: A review

Current Drug Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-12

  Kumar, Animesh ^a   Moin, Afrasim ^a   Shruthi, R ^a   Ahmed, Ayaz ^a   Shivakumar, Hosakote G ^a  

^a JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Applications; Cashew gum; Hydrogels

Indexed keywords

CARBOMER; CARBOXYMETHYL CASHEW GUM; CASHEW GUM; CASHEW GUM EXTRACT; CHITOSAN; DESICCANT; ESSENTIAL OIL; EXCIPIENT; GELLING AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GUM ARABIC; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; INSULIN; LARVICIDAL AGENT; MICROSPHERE; NANOPARTICLE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYMER; POLYSORBATE 80; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BARK; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; CASHEW NUT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG COATING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; EXCIPIENT COMPATIBILITY; FLOTATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILICITY; MICROENCAPSULATION; MUCILAGE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; TABLET MATRIX; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84860539895     PISSN: 15748855     EISSN: 10657630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157488512800389146     Document Type: Review

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