The Drug Release Profile from Calcium-induced Alginate Gel Beads Coated with an Alginate Hydrolysate

Calcium-induced alginate gel bead (Alg-Ca) coated with an alginate hydrolysate(Alg), e.g. the guluronic acid block (GB) was prepared and the model drug, hydrocortisonerelease profiles were investigated under simulated gastrointestinal conditions. Theirmolecular weights were one sixth or one tenth th...

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Main Authors: Susumu Kawashima, Kyouko Kofuji, Takshi Isobe, Dongchun Liu, Daisaku Jinno, Yoshifumi Murata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2007-11-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/12/11/2559/