Estimation of 5-fluorouracil-loaded ethylene-vinyl acetate stent coating based on percolation thresholds

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 333, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 95-102

  Guo, Qing hai ^a   Guo, Sheng rong ^a   Wang, Zhong min ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI SECOND MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

5 Fluorouracil; Ethylene vinyl acetate; Percolation threshold; Stent coating

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER; FLUOROURACIL;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DIFFUSION; DRUG CARRIERS; FLUOROURACIL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POLYVINYLS; POROSITY; SOLUBILITY; STENTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847148475     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2006.10.011     Document Type: Article

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