A Surface Energy Analysis of Mucoadhesion: Contact Angle Measurements on Polycarbophil and Pig Intestinal Mucosa in Physiologically Relevant Fluids
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Pharmaceutical Research
- Vol. 09 (1) , 70-75
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1018931811189
Abstract
The possible role of surface energy thermodynamics in mucoadhesion was investigated with Polycarbophil and pig intestinal mucosa. In separate experiments, the surface energy parameters of the...Keywords
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