Abstract
A two-layer dissolution-diffusion model is derived which incorporates a surface burst component that is estimated from continuum percolation models of overlapping Poisson distributed spheres. The model is shown to adequately describe the release properties of paclitaxel from a hydrophobic polymer matrix, including the surface burst and sustained release dependence on drug loading.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 267-274 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials |
Volume | 90 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2009 |
Keywords
- Drug delivery/release
- Stents
- Surface characterization
- Sustained release