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Research Article

Effect of varying drug loading on particle size distribution and drug release kinetics of verapamil hydrochloride microspheres prepared with cellulose esters

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Pages 71-81 | Received 19 Jul 1993, Accepted 21 Aug 1993, Published online: 27 Sep 2008

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