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Journal of Microencapsulation
Micro and Nano Carriers
Volume 20, 2003 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Ibuprofen-loaded ethylcellulose/polystyrene microspheres: An approach to get prolonged drug release with reduced burst effect and low ethylcellulose content

M. Saravanan Department of Pharmaceutics, Vel's College of Pharmacy, Old Pallavaram, Chennai, 600117, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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K. Bhaskar Department of Pharmaceutics, Vel's College of Pharmacy, Old Pallavaram, Chennai, 600117, India
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G. Srinivasa Rao Department of Pharmaceutics, Vel's College of Pharmacy, Old Pallavaram, Chennai, 600117, India
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M. D. Dhanaraju Department of Pharmaceutics, Vel's College of Pharmacy, Old Pallavaram, Chennai, 600117, India
Pages 289-302 | Received 13 May 2002, Accepted 29 Aug 2002, Published online: 02 Jul 2010

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