Physicochemical and drug release properties of microcrystalline cellulose derived from Musa balbisiana

Abstract Microcrystalline cellulose synthesized from the waste of Musa balbisiana (BMCC) was characterized to explore the possibility of application in the pharmaceutical industry especially as a drug delivery vehicle. The SEM, XRD and FTIR investigations revealed that the predominantly short, non-a...

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Main Authors: Martins Emeje, Marlene Ekpo, Olubunmi Olayemi, Christianah Isimi, Alak Buraghoin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Polímeros 2020-07-01
Series:Polímeros
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282020000100407&tlng=en