Mathematical modeling of bioerodible, polymeric drug delivery systems

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 229-247

  Siepmann, J ^a   Gopferich A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bioerosion; Controlled drug delivery; Modeling; Monte Carlo simulation; Release mechanism

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; RATE CONSTANTS;

EROSION THEORIES;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

POLYACETAL DERIVATIVE; POLYANHYDRIDE DERIVATIVE; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYCARBONATE; POLYCYANOACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYESTER; POLYIMINOCARBONATE DERIVATIVE; POLYKETAL DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; POLYPEPTIDE; POLYPHOSPHATE ESTER DERIVATIVE; POLYPHOSPHAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TRANSPORT; EMPIRICISM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THEORY;

EID: 0035844746     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-409X(01)00116-8     Document Type: Article

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