Bruce A. Firestone

Allergan (United States) — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications(8), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems(6), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization(2), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications(2), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies(2)

Publications14 total

Solubility characteristics of three fluoroquinolone ophthalmic solutions in an in vitro tear model
International Journal of Pharmaceutics·1998· 46 cited
pH, salt, and buffer dependent swelling in ionizable copolymer gels: Tests of the ideal Donnan equilibrium theory
Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition·1994· 36 cited
PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS FOR OFLOXACIN, PREDNISOLONE ACETATE, AND AN OPHTHALMIC SUSPENSION CONTAINING THE OFLOXACIN/STEROID DRUG COMBINATION
Particulate Science And Technology·1992· 3 cited
Buffer Effects on Swelling Kinetics in Polybasic Gels
Pharmaceutical Research·1992· 42 cited
Kinetics and mechanisms of water sorption in hydrophobic, ionizable copolymer gels
Journal of Applied Polymer Science·1991· 130 cited
Hydrophobic Weak Polybasic Gels: Factors Controlling Swelling Equilibria
1991· 7 cited
Weak ionic hydrogels. Effects of pH, ionic strength, and buffer composition on swelling equilibria, kinetics, and solute release
American Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry·1990· 4 cited
Mechanochemical approaches to self-regulating insulin pump design
Journal of Controlled Release·1990· 61 cited
pH-Controlled release from hydrophobic/polyelectrolyte copolymer hydrogels
Journal of Controlled Release·1988· 247 cited
pH-dependent equilibrium swelling properties of hydrophobic polyelectrolyte copolymer gels
Macromolecules·1988· 605 cited
Dynamic pH-dependent swelling properties of a hydrophobic polyelectrolyte gel
Polymer communications·1988· 61 cited
Stabilization of the dipropionate ester of DHPG, 9-[(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxy)-methyl]guanine against enzymatic hydrolysis using eomplexation
International Journal of Pharmaceutics·1987· 3 cited
Selection of a derivative of the antiviral agent 9-[(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxy)-methyl]guanine (DHPG) with improved oral absorption.
Pharmaceutical Research·1987· 21 cited
A Dual-Column HPLC Method for the Simultaneous Determination of DHPG (9-[(1,3-Dihydroxy-2-Propoxy)Methyl]Guanine) and Its Mono and Diesters in Biological Samples
Journal of Chromatographic Science·1985· 14 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Ronald A. Siegel(9), Eric J. Benjamin(3), Matthew A. Dickason(2), M. Falamarzian(1), Bret C. Moxley(1), Tuan Hiep Tran(1), Ingegerd Johannes(1), C. Anthony Hunt(1), R. W. Bergstrom(1), Marian Fass(1), Ian J. Massey(1), Irene Tsina(1), Ya‐Yun T. Lin(1), Jacqueline Schneider(1), Jose Cornejo Bravo(1), Barry E. Schwarz(1), Ille Johannes(1), José Manuel Cornejo(1), Laurel Hacche(1), R.P. Oda(1)