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Research Article

Development of alpha-lipoic acid encapsulated chitosan monodispersed particles using an electrospray system: synthesis, characterisations and anti-inflammatory evaluations

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Pages 373-381 | Received 21 Apr 2013, Accepted 28 Oct 2013, Published online: 03 Apr 2014

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