Preparation and Evaluation of Berberine Alginate Beads for Stomach-Specific Delivery

Preparation and Evaluation of Berberine Alginate Beads for Stomach-Specific Delivery

The purpose of this research was to prepare floating calcium alginate beads of berberine for targeting the gastric mucosa and prolonging their gastric residence time. The floating beads were prepared by suspending octodecanol and berberine in sodium alginate (SA) solution. The suspension was then dr...

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Main Authors: Hui Pang, Were L.L. Munyendo, Sheng-Liang Zhu, Hui-Xia Lv, Zhen-Hai Zhang, Yong-Shun Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-12-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
berberine
octodecanol
calcium alginate beads
buoyancy
gastric residence
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/16/12/10347/

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