Screening of mucoadhesive vaginal gel formulations

Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 931-942

  Andrade, Ana Ochoa ^a   Parente, María Emma ^a   Ares, Gastón ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Mucoadhesion; Mucoadhesive vaginal gels screening; Natural products use vaginal gels; Vaginal products rheology; Vaginal products spreadability; Xanthan gum use vaginal products

Indexed keywords

CARBOMER; CARRAGEENAN; GELLING AGENT; GUAR GUM; XANTHAN;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EXCIPIENT COMPATIBILITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FLOW KINETICS; GEL; GEL SPREADABILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MUCOADHESION; MUCOADHESIVE VAGINAL GEL; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 84924292634     PISSN: 19848250     EISSN: 21759790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1984-82502014000400029     Document Type: Article

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