Mechanism of sustained drug release in diffusion-controlled polymer matrix-application of percolation theory

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-149

  Tongwen, Xu ^a,b   Binglin, He ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Controlled release; Matrix diffusion; Percolation threshold; Poly(ethylene vinylalcohol); Pore diffusion

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; FLUOROURACIL; HYDROCORTISONE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DRUG RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

EID: 0032529013     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(97)00402-X     Document Type: Article

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