Poloxamer thermogel systems as medium for crystallization

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 818-826

  Cespi, Marco ^a   Bonacucina, Giulia ^a   Casettari, Luca ^b   Mencarelli, Giovanna ^a   Palmieri, Giovanni Filippo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Lactose; Poloxamer; Rheology; Thermogel

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA LACTOSE; POLOXAMER; LACTOSE;

ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLOW KINETICS; GEL; GELATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOGEL; YOUNG MODULUS; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; GELS; LACTOSE; POLOXAMER; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84862312033     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: 1573904X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11095-011-0606-3     Document Type: Article

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