Swelling and diffusion studies of calcium polysaccharide gels intended for film coating

P Sriamornsak, RA Kennedy - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2008 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper was to study the swelling and diffusion behaviors of calcium
polysaccharide gel (CaPG) films prepared by an interfacial complexation technique, a new …

Effect of drug solubility on release behavior of calcium polysaccharide gel-coated pellets

P Sriamornsak, RA Kennedy - European Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2007 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of drug solubility on the release behavior
from calcium polysaccharide gel (CaPG)-coated pellets. Three different drugs with similar …

Comparison of selected physico-chemical properties of calcium alginate films prepared by two different methods

YJ Crossingham, PG Kerr, RA Kennedy - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Sodium alginate (SA) is a naturally occurring, non-toxic, polysaccharide that is able to form
gels after exposure to calcium. These gels have been used in food and biomedical …

A novel gel formation method, microstructure and mechanical properties of calcium polysaccharide gel films

P Sriamornsak, RA Kennedy - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2006 - Elsevier
Hydrophilic gels, formed by the interaction of calcium ions with either sodium alginate or
potassium pectinate, can be deposited as a wet coating on to the surface of drug loaded …

Development of polysaccharide gel-coated pellets for oral administration: 2. Calcium alginate

P Sriamornsak, RA Kennedy - European journal of pharmaceutical …, 2006 - Elsevier
Calcium alginate gel-coated pellets were developed by forming an insoluble gel coat on
extruded–spheronized pellets by interfacial complexation. Experiments were designed to …

A novel co-crosslinked polysaccharide: studies for a controlled delivery matrix

T Coviello, M Dentini, G Rambone, P Desideri… - Journal of controlled …, 1998 - Elsevier
The formulation of a new controlled delivery system, based on a novel type of matrix
obtained by the chemical reaction carried out in an aqueous medium on a mixed physical …

Mechanical, water uptake and permeability properties of crosslinked chitosan glutamate and alginate films

C Remuñán-López, R Bodmeier - Journal of controlled release, 1997 - Elsevier
Films of chitosan glutamate and sodium alginate were obtained by a casting/solvent
evaporation method, and crosslinked with their counterions, tripolyphosphate (TPP) and …

pH-sensitive cationic guar gum/poly (acrylic acid) polyelectrolyte hydrogels: Swelling and in vitro drug release

Y Huang, H Yu, C Xiao - Carbohydrate polymers, 2007 - Elsevier
Novel polyelectrolyte hydrogels (coded as GA) based on cationic guar gum (CGG) and
acrylic acid monomer by photoinitiated free-radical polymerization were synthesized with …

Calcium pectinate gel beads for controlled release drug delivery: II. Effect of form ulation and processing variables on drug release

PSJ NUNTHANID - Journal of microencapsulation, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
The effect of four formulation and processing variables, calcium concentration, drying
condition, concentration of hardening agent and hardening time on the bead properties and …

pH-sensitive film coatings: towards a better understanding and facilitated optimization

F Siepmann, C Wahle, B Leclercq, B Carlin… - European journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
The major aims of this study were:(i) to prepare and characterize polymeric film coatings with
pH-dependent properties for oral administration; and (ii) to better understand the underlying …