Multiphase flow microfluidics for the production of single or multiple emulsions for drug delivery

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 65, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 1420-1446

  Zhao, Chun Xia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Controlled release; Droplet microfluidics; Drug delivery; Microcapsules; Microgels; Microparticles; Multiple emulsions; Single emulsions; Site targeting

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED RELEASE; DROPLET MICROFLUIDICS; MICRO-GELS; MICRO-PARTICLES; MICROCAPSULES; MULTIPLE EMULSIONS; SINGLE EMULSIONS; SITE-TARGETING;

DROPS; EMULSIONS; ENCAPSULATION; GELS; MICROFLUIDICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

DRUG DELIVERY;

BIOPOLYMER; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CHITOSAN; LIPOSOME; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLYMACON; POLYMER; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION; CROSS LINKING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; EMULSION; ENCAPSULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GEL; MEMBRANE MICROPARTICLE; MICROCAPSULE; MICROFLUIDICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

CONTROLLED RELEASE; DROPLET MICROFLUIDICS; DRUG DELIVERY; MICROCAPSULES; MICROGELS; MICROPARTICLES; MULTIPLE EMULSIONS; SINGLE EMULSIONS; SITE-TARGETING;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG DESIGN; EMULSIONS; HUMANS; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROSPHERES; PARTICLE SIZE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 84887613758     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: 18728294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2013.05.009     Document Type: Review

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