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Research Article

The Effect of Erosion and Swelling on the Dissolution of Theophylline from Low and High Viscosity Sodium Alginate Matrices

Manuel Efentakis Centre for Materials Science, School of Pharmacy, University of London, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AX, UK
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Graham Buckton Centre for Materials Science, School of Pharmacy, University of London, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AX, UK
Pages 69-77 | Received 27 Aug 2000, Accepted 27 Jan 2001, Published online: 22 Apr 2002

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