Grewia gum as a potential aqueous film coating agent. I: Some physicochemical characteristics of fractions of grewia gum

Background: Grewia gum has received attention as a polymeric pharmaceutical excipient in the recent times, being employed as a suspending, film coating, mucoadhesive, and binding agent. The low aqueous solubility, however, has limited its characterization and application. Objective: The purpose of t...

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Main Authors: Ikoni J Ogaji, Ignatius S Okafor, Stephen W Hoag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2013;volume=5;issue=1;spage=53;epage=60;aulast=Ogaji