Recent expansions in an emergent novel drug delivery technology: Emulgel

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 122-132

  Ajazuddin, ^a   Alexander, Amit ^a   Khichariya, Ajita ^a   Gupta, Saurabh ^a,b   Patel, Ravish J ^a,c   Giri, Tapan Kumar ^a   Tripathi, Dulal Krishna ^a  

^a RUNGTA COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Wockhardt Research Centre   (India)

^c CHAROTAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cosmetic; Emulgel; Emulsion; Gelling agent; Thixotropic; Topical

Indexed keywords

COSMETICS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; GELATION; MULTILAYER FILMS; TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY;

COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DELIVERY TECHNOLOGIES; EMULGEL; GELLING AGENTS; THIXOTROPIC; TOPICAL; TOPICAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS;

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY;

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BALSAM; CAMPTOTHECIN; CASTOR OIL; CLOTRIMAZOLE; COSMETIC; DICLOFENAC; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER; EMULSIFYING AGENT; EXCIPIENT; GELLING AGENT; KANAMYCIN; KETOCONAZOLE; KETOROLAC; MEFENAMIC ACID; MICONAZOLE; MYRISTIC ACID ISOPROPYL ESTER; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OLIVE OIL; QUERCETIN; ROSE OIL; STEROID; TERBINAFINE; THYME OIL; TOPICAL AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIRCH; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GERANIUM; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MYALGIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SCIENTIST; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN PENETRATION; WHEAT GERM; WOUND INFECTION;

COSMETIC; EMULGEL; EMULSION; GELLING AGENT; THIXOTROPIC; TOPICAL;

ANIMALS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EMULSIONS; GELS; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 84881175481     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: 18734995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.06.030     Document Type: Review

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