Chitosan coated liposomes as an innovative nanocarrier for drugs

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 240-250

  Gonçalves, Manuela C F ^a   Mertins, Omar ^a   Pohlmann, Adriana R ^a   Silveira, Nádya P ^a   Guterres, Sílvia S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chitosomes; Liposomes; Melatonin; Small angle x rays; Stability

Indexed keywords

CHITOSOMES; ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY; ENCAPSULATION EFFICIENCY; MEAN DIAMETER; MELATONIN; MULTIPLE LIGHT SCATTERING; NANOCARRIERS; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PH VALUE; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL STABILITY; POLYDISPERSITY INDICES; POTENTIAL VALUES; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; STABILITY STUDY; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; SUPRAMOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

CHITOSAN; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ENCAPSULATION; HORMONES; SCATTERING; STABILITY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); X RAYS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

LIPOSOMES;

CHITOSAN; CHITOSOME; LIPOSOME; MELATONIN; NANOCARRIER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIPOSOMAL DELIVERY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NANOENCAPSULATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIATION SCATTERING;

CHITOSAN; DRUG STABILITY; LIPOSOMES; MELATONIN; NANOPARTICLES; SCATTERING, SMALL ANGLE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84861467478     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2012.1375     Document Type: Article

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