Experimental and Computational Approaches for Measuring Minoxidil Solubility in Propylene Glycol and Water Mixtures at Different Temperatures

February 2019 in “ Journal of Molecular Liquids ”

Faezeh H. Pirhayati, Shahla Mirzaeei, Elaheh Rahimpour, Ghobad Mohammadi, Fleming Martínez, Shiva Taghe, Abolghasem Jouyban

minoxidil propylene glycol water mixtures solubility endothermic entropically favorable cosolvency models Jouyban-Acree-van't Hoff model Rogaine PG

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