A review of bacterial cellulose-based drug delivery systems: Their biochemistry, current approaches and future prospects

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1047-1061

  Abeer, Muhammad Mustafa ^a   Mohd Amin, Mohd Cairul Iqbal ^a   Martin, Claire ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bacterial cellulose; drug delivery; hydrogel; nanocellulose; nata de coco

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE; EXCIPIENT; HYDROXYL GROUP; PARACETAMOL; PROPRANOLOL; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DRUG;

AEROGEL; ANISOTROPY; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTACT ANGLE; CROSS LINKING; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG COATING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG RELEASE; GEL; GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHOBICITY; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PATENT; REVIEW; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SUSPENSION; TABLET; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING; ANIMAL; BACTERIA; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHARMACEUTICS; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CELLULOSE; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 84904256567     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: 20427158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12234     Document Type: Review

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