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The Scientific World Journal
Volume 2014, Article ID 705259, 11 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/705259
Research Article

Development and Characterization of Novel Site Specific Hollow Floating Microspheres Bearing 5-Fu for Stomach Targeting

Peeyush Bhardwaj,1 Deepti Chaurasia,2 Ranjit Singh,3 and Anoop Swarup4

1Institute of Pharmacy, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
2NKBR College of Pharmacy & Research Centre, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
3Government College of Pharmacy, Rohru, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
4Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Received 1 July 2014; Revised 20 August 2014; Accepted 22 August 2014; Published 14 October 2014

Academic Editor: Sunil K. Bajpai

Copyright © 2014 Peeyush Bhardwaj 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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