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Distribution of Silicone Oil in Prefilled Glass Syringes Probed with Optical and Spectroscopic Methods

Zai-Qing Wen, Aylin Vance, Fabian Vega, Xiaolin Cao, Bruce Eu and Robert Schulthesis
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology March 2009, 63 (2) 149-158;
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