Swelling of Zein Matrix Tablets Benchmarked against HPMC and Ethylcellulose: Challenging the Matrix Performance by the Addition of Co-Excipients

Swelling of Zein Matrix Tablets Benchmarked against HPMC and Ethylcellulose: Challenging the Matrix Performance by the Addition of Co-Excipients

Zein is an insoluble, yet swellable, biopolymer that has been extensively studied for its applications in drug delivery. Here, we screened the effect of co-excipients on the swelling and drug release of zein tablets. All throughout the study the behavior of zein was benchmarked against that of hydro...

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Main Authors: Alberto Berardi, Safwan Abdel Rahim, Lorina Bisharat, Marco Cespi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
Subjects:
zein
swelling
matrix tablets
usb microscope
hpmc
ethylcellulose
excipients
image analysis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/11/10/513

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