PAMAM dendrimers as aerosol drug nanocarriers for pulmonary delivery via nebulization

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 461, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 242-250

  Nasr, Maha ^a,b   Najlah, Mohammad ^c   D'Emanuele, Antony ^b   Elhissi, Abdelbary ^b  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Albaath University   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Beclometasone dipropionate; Nebulizer; PAMAM dendrimers; Pulmonary; Solubility

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; IBUPROFEN; NANOCARRIER; POLYAMIDOAMINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; AEROSOL; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DENDRIMER; DRUG CARRIER; NANOPARTICLE; PAMAM STARBURST;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG SOLUBILITY; HYDROGEN BOND; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICAL NEBULIZER; MICROENVIRONMENT; NANOENCAPSULATION; NEBULIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOICHIOMETRY; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; CHEMISTRY; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NEBULIZER; PROCEDURES; SOLUBILITY; VIBRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; BECLOMETHASONE; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DENDRIMERS; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LUNG; NANOPARTICLES; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLUBILITY; VIBRATION;

EID: 84891518983     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: 18733476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.11.023     Document Type: Article

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