Development of Triamcinolone Acetonide-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers (NLCs) for Buccal Drug Delivery Using the

Pakorn Kraisit1, Narong Sarisuta2

  • 1Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Thammasat University, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand. pakorn54@tu.ac.th.

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