Open AccessChitosan superporous hydrogel composite-based floating drug delivery system: A newer formulation approach
Author(s) -
Hitesh Chavda,
Chhagan N. Patel
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.67010
Subject(s) - chitosan , drug delivery , swelling , ranitidine hydrochloride , materials science , composite number , scanning electron microscope , kinetics , controlled release , self healing hydrogels , diffusion , biomedical engineering , chemical engineering , ranitidine , chemistry , chromatography , composite material , pharmacology , nanotechnology , medicine , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering , thermodynamics
In this study efforts have been made to design a drug delivery system based on a superporous hydrogel composite, for floating and sustained delivery of Ranitidine hydrochloride.