Computer-aided design of bioerodible devices with optimal release characteristics: A cellular automata approach

Biomaterials

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-135

  Zygourakis, Kyriacos ^a   Markenscoff, Pauline A ^b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioerodible devices; Drug delivery; Mathematical modelling; Surface erosion

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATA THEORY; BIOMATERIALS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; DISPERSIONS; DISSOLUTION; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY;

BIOACTIVE AGENTS; BIOERODIBLE DEVICES; CELLULAR AUTOMATA; DRUG LOADING; DRUGS; OPTIMAL RELEASE CHARACTERISTICS; PHASE DISPERSION; SURFACE EROSION;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DISSOLUTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG RELEASE; EROSION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 0030054081     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(96)85757-7     Document Type: Article

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