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Applications of hot-melt extrusion for drug delivery

Michael A Repka The University of Mississippi, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, University, MS 38677, USA +1 001 662 915 1155; +1 001 662 915 1177; [email protected]; The University of Mississippi, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University, MS 38677, USA
, DDS PhD,
Soumyajit Majumdar The University of Mississippi, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, University, MS 38677, USA +1 001 662 915 1155; +1 001 662 915 1177; [email protected]; The University of Mississippi, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University, MS 38677, USA
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Sunil Kumar Battu The University of Mississippi, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, University, MS 38677, USA +1 001 662 915 1155; +1 001 662 915 1177; [email protected]
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Ramesh Srirangam The University of Mississippi, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, University, MS 38677, USA +1 001 662 915 1155; +1 001 662 915 1177; [email protected]
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Sampada B Upadhye The University of Mississippi, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, University, MS 38677, USA +1 001 662 915 1155; +1 001 662 915 1177; [email protected]
Pages 1357-1376 | Published online: 01 Dec 2008

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