Swelling of Zein Matrix Tablets Benchmarked against HPMC and Ethylcellulose: Challenging the Matrix Performance by the Addition of Co-Excipients

• Hoofdauteurs: Alberto Berardi (Auteur), Safwan Abdel Rahim (Auteur), Lorina Bisharat (Auteur), Marco Cespi (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: MDPI AG, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Zein is an insoluble, yet swellable, biopolymer that has been extensively studied for its applications in drug delivery. Here, we screened the effect of co-excipients on the swelling and drug release of zein tablets. All throughout the study the behavior of zein was benchmarked against that of hydro...