Localized delivery of paclitaxel in solid tumors from biodegradable chitin microparticle formulations.

Nsereko, Sarah

Localized delivery of paclitaxel in solid tumors from biodegradable chitin microparticle formulations. [electronic resource] - Biomaterials Jul 2002 - 2723-31 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0142-9612

10.1016/s0142-9612(02)00005-4 doi


Acetylglucosamine--chemistry
Animals
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic--administration & dosage
Biocompatible Materials--chemistry
Biodegradation, Environmental
Chitin--chemistry
Drug Delivery Systems
Female
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Microspheres
Muramidase--metabolism
Neoplasms--therapy
Neoplasms, Experimental
Paclitaxel--administration & dosage
Poloxamer--pharmacology
Rats
Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
Surface-Active Agents--pharmacology
Temperature
Time Factors
Tumor Cells, Cultured