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Research Article

Preparation and Characterization of Agarose Hydrogel Nanoparticles for Protein and Peptide Drug Delivery

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Pages 135-142 | Received 28 Aug 1996, Accepted 29 Nov 1996, Published online: 27 Sep 2008

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