A novel gastroretentive floating system for zidovudine, based on calcium-silicate beads
Valquíria M. H. Yoshida1,2, Elis Granato1, Maria Palmira Daflon Gremião2, Victor M. Balcão1,5,6, Marta M. D. C. Vila1, José M. Oliveira Junior1, Patrícia Severino3, Eliana B. Souto4,5 and Marco V. Chaud1*
1Laboratory for the Development and Evaluation of Bioactive Substance, Sorocaba University - UNISO, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.
2Pharmaceutical Sciences School of São Paulo State University - UNESP, Araraquara, SP, Brazil.
3Department of Biotechnological Process, School of Enginnering Chemical, University of Campinas – UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil.
4Institute of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (IBB/CGB-UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal.
5Faculty of Health Sciences, Fernando Pessoa University, Rua Carlos da Maia, 296, P-4200-150 Porto, Portugal.
6Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (IBB), Centre for Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, P-4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
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