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Influence of Ispaghula and Zein Coating on Ibuprofen-Loaded Alginate Beads Prepared by Vibration Technology:

Jillian Jin Lyn Heng1, Jia Hao Teng2, Muniyandy Saravanan3

  • 1Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. jillianjinlyn@gmail.com.

Scientia Pharmaceutica
|June 8, 2018
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