New models are developed to account for the kinetics of drug release from porous, biodegradable polymeric microspheres under the schemes of bulk erosion and surface erosion of the polymer matrix, respectively. Three mechanisms of drug release, namely, drug diffusion, drug dissolution, and polymer er
A theoretical model of erosion and macromolecular drug release from biodegrading microspheres
โ Scribed by Richard P. Batycky; Justin Hanes; Robert Langer; David A. Edwards
- Book ID
- 109388722
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 337 KB
- Volume
- 86
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3549
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