Encapsulation of Hydrocortisone and Mesalazine in Zein Microparticles

Encapsulation of Hydrocortisone and Mesalazine in Zein Microparticles

Zein was investigated for use as an oral-drug delivery system by loading prednisolone into zein microparticles using coacervation. To investigate the adaptability of this method to other drugs, zein microparticles were loaded with hydrocortisone, which is structurally related to prednisolone; or mes...

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Main Authors: Peter J. Halley, Roger A. Stanley, Stuart K. Johnson, Paul Dubois, Esther T. L. Lau, Steven J. Giddings, Salmaan G. Mohammed, Kathryn J. Steadman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-05-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
Subjects:
maize
microparticles
protein
drug loading
in vitro digestibility
electrophoresis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/5/2/277

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