Electrosprayed chitosan microcapsules as delivery vehicles for vaginal phytoformulations

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 201, Issue , 2018, Pages 425-437

  Moreno, María Alejandra ^a   Gómez Mascaraque, Laura Gómez ^b   Arias, Myriam ^a   Zampini, Iris Catiana ^a   Sayago, Jorge Esteban ^a   Ramos, Liudis Leidy Pino ^c   Schmeda Hirschmann, Guillermo ^c   López Rubio, Amparo ^b   Isla, María Inés ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Anti Candida; Argentinean dry plant extracts; Microcapsules; Vaginal tablets

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHITOSAN; ENCAPSULATION; FUNGI; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHENOLS;

ANTI-FUNGAL CAPACITIES; ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; DRY PLANTS; MICROCAPSULES; MOLECULAR ORGANIZATION; MUCOADHESIVE PROPERTIES; VAGINAL TABLETS; VULVOVAGINAL CANDIDIASIS;

PLANT EXTRACTS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHITOSAN; DRUG CARRIER; PLANT EXTRACT;

CANDIDA; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROCAPSULE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CAPSULES; CHITOSAN; DRUG CARRIERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 85052323569     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.08.084     Document Type: Article

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