Monte Carlo simulations for the study of drug release from cylindrical matrix systems with an inert nucleus

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 369, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 38-46

  Martínez, Lizbeth ^a   Villalobos, Rafael ^a   Sánchez, Marisol ^a   Cruz, Jeny ^b   Ganem, Adriana ^a   Melgoza, Luz María ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anomalous diffusion; Drug release; Matrix systems; Monte Carlo simulation; Percolation theory

Indexed keywords

EXCIPIENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; EXCIPIENTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHASE TRANSITION;

EID: 61349139322     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.10.023     Document Type: Article

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