A theoretical model of erosion and macromolecular drug release from biodegrading microspheres

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1464-1477

  Batycky, Richard P ^a   Hanes, Justin ^b   Langer, Robert ^b   Edwards, David A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOLIC ACID; MICROSPHERE; POLYGLACTIN;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG RELEASE; EMULSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN SECRETION; REACTION ANALYSIS; THEORY;

EID: 0031474199     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/js9604117     Document Type: Article

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