Encapsulation of Hydrocortisone and Mesalazine in Zein Microparticles

• Main Authors: Peter J. Halley (Author), Roger A. Stanley (Author), Stuart K. Johnson (Author), Paul Dubois (Author), Esther T. L. Lau (Author), Steven J. Giddings (Author), Salmaan G. Mohammed (Author), Kathryn J. Steadman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2013-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Zein was investigated for use as an oral-drug delivery system by loading prednisolone into zein microparticles using coacervation. To investigate the adaptability of this method to other drugs, zein microparticles were loaded with hydrocortisone, which is structurally related to prednisolone; or mes...