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**Nanobiomaterials Laboratory, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, P. O. Box 107, Yuseong, Daejon 305-343, Korea
(Received February 14, 2005;accepted April 8, 2005)
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Keywords: osmotic drug delivery system, granulation, fluidized bed coating.
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