Pharmaceutical microemulsion: Formulation, characterization and drug deliveries across skin

International Journal of Drug Development and Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-21

  Kumar, Anoop ^a   Kushwaha, Vibha ^a   Sharma, Pankaj Kumar ^b  

^a MEERUT INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b RAJ KUMAR GOEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Microemulsion delivery; Permeation enhancement; Phase diagram; Topical vehicle

Indexed keywords

ANTI ACNE AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SKIN PROTECTIVE AGENT; STEROID; SURFACTANT; VITAMIN;

DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STABILITY; FLOW KINETICS; MICROEMULSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE SEPARATION; REVIEW; SURFACE TENSION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VISCOSITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84902185019     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09759344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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