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Pharmaceutical applications of polymers for drug delivery /
Polymers are becoming increasingly important in the field of drug delivery. The pharmaceutical applications of polymers range from their use as binders in tablets to viscosity and flow controlling agents in liquids, suspensions and emulsions. Polymers can be used as film coatings to disguise the unp...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Shawbury, U.K. :
Rapra Technology Ltd.,
2004.
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| Colección: | Rapra review reports ;
v. 15, no. 6. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Polymers are becoming increasingly important in the field of drug delivery. The pharmaceutical applications of polymers range from their use as binders in tablets to viscosity and flow controlling agents in liquids, suspensions and emulsions. Polymers can be used as film coatings to disguise the unpleasant taste of a drug, to enhance drug stability and to modify drug release characteristics. The review focuses on the use of pharmaceutical polymers for controlled drug delivery applications. Examples of pharmaceutical polymers and the principles of controlled drug delivery are outlined and appli. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (124 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1847352014 9781847352019 |
| ISSN: | 0889-3144 ; |