Production and characterization of alginate-starch-chitosan microparticles containing stigmasterol through the external ionic gelation technique
Stigmasterol - a plant sterol with several pharmacological activities - is susceptible to oxidation when exposed to air, a process enhanced by heat and humidity. In this context, microencapsulation is a way of preventing oxidation, allowing stigmasterol to be incorporated into various pharmaceutical...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502013000300015&lng=en&tlng=en |