Sonication-Based Improvement of the Physicochemical Properties of Guar Gum as a Potential Substrate for Modified Drug Delivery Systems

Guar Gum is a natural polysaccharide that, due to its physicochemical properties, is extensively investigated for biomedical applications as a matrix for modified drug delivery, but it is also used in the food industry as well as in cosmetics. A commercial sample of Guar Gum was sonicated for differ...

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Main Authors: Siddique Akber Ansari, Pietro Matricardi, Claudia Cencetti, Chiara Di Meo, Maria Carafa, Claudia Mazzuca, Antonio Palleschi, Donatella Capitani, Franco Alhaique, Tommasina Coviello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/985259