Effect of Drug Loading Method and Drug Physicochemical Properties on the Material and Drug Release Properties of Poly

Rachel Shet Hui Wong1, Kalliopi Dodou2

  • 1School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing,University of Sunderland, Science Complex, Wharncliffe Street, Sunderland SR1 3SD, UK. rachel.wong@research.sunderland.ac.uk.

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|April 12, 2019
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