Embedding

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003830",
  "term": "Embedding",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A pharmaceutical process in which a drug is mixed into an excipient or a mixture of excipients, forming a matrix dosage form, so that the rate of drug release is changed. In histology the same word means surrounding a tissue specimen with paraffin wax or resin before cutting it into thin sections for microscopy.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "dosage form",
    "matrix formulation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2009, 81, 971. 'Glossary of terms related to pharmaceutics (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 984 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-04-10-14)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/embedding/"
}