Cellulose nanofibers as excipient for the delivery of poorly soluble drugs

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 533, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 285-297

  Löbmann, Korbinian ^a   Svagan, Anna J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cellulose nanofibers; Drug delivery; Immediate release; Poorly soluble drugs; Sustained release

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; EXCIPIENT; MICROPARTICLE; NANOFIBER; NANOPARTICLE; STABILIZING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STABILITY; FIBRIL; FLOW KINETICS; FOAM; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MECHANICS; MICROCAPSULE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; TOXICITY; CHEMISTRY; SOLUBILITY;

CELLULOSE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EXCIPIENTS; NANOFIBERS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 85030536371     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: 18733476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.09.064     Document Type: Article

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