Finite and infinitesimal representations of the vasculature: Ocular drug clearance by vascular and hydraulic effects

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1128-1139

  Missel, Paul J ^a  

^a ALCON RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; FEM; Finite element analysis; Hydraulic clearance; Intravitreal; Vascular clearance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRAULICS; TISSUE;

DRUG CLEARANCE;

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY;

DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CHOROID; EYE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHARMACOKINETICS; PRESSURE; RABBIT; SCLERA; VASCULARIZATION; VITREOUS BODY;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CHOROID; EYE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACOKINETICS; PRESSURE; RABBITS; SCLERA; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0036882372     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1114/1.1521417     Document Type: Article

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