ISRN Pharmaceutics
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 983053, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/983053
Preparation of a Sustained Release Drug Delivery System for Dexamethasone by a Thermosensitive, In Situ Forming Hydrogel for Use in Differentiation of Dental Pulp
1Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
2Student Research Committee, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
3Medical Nanotechnology Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
5Biotechnology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Received 1 October 2013; Accepted 28 October 2013
Academic Editors: S. Calis and R. Zelkó
Copyright © 2013 Elham Khodaverdi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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