Mathematical modeling of PLGA microparticles: From polymer degradation to drug release

Molecular Pharmaceutics

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 4036-4048

  Casalini, Tommaso ^a   Rossi, Filippo ^a   Lazzari, Stefano ^b   Perale, Giuseppe ^c,d   Masi, Maurizio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^d Swiss Institute for Regenerative Medicine   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biopolymers; Drug release; Mathematical modeling; Microparticles; Polyesters

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; OLIGOMER; PACLITAXEL; POLYGLACTIN; WATER; DRUG CARRIER; LACTIC ACID; MICROSPHERE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID-POLYGLYCOLIC ACID COPOLYMER; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; HYDROLYSIS KINETICS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; KINETICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG LIBERATION; KINETICS; LACTIC ACID; MICROSPHERES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS;

EID: 84943286788     PISSN: 15438384     EISSN: 15438392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/mp500078u     Document Type: Article

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