Molecular release from a polymeric microreservoir device: Influence of chemistry, polymer swelling, and loading on device performance
- 6 April 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A
- Vol. 69A (3), 502-512
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.30019
Abstract
A polymeric microreservoir device for controlled‐release drug delivery relies on the degradation of thin poly(lactic‐co‐glycolic acid) membranes that seal each reservoir to achieve pulsatile drug delivery. In vitro release studies in which the swelling of the reservoir membranes was measured indicate a correlation between the release times of various radiolabeled molecules from the devices and the time at which the maximum membrane swelling was observed. Varying the chemistry (lipophilicity/hydrophilicity) or molecular weight of the molecules loaded into the devices did not appear to affect the degree of membrane swelling that was observed, or the time at which the molecules were released from the devices. The amount of drug that was loaded into the reservoirs also did not appear to affect the observed release time of the drug from the device, a significant departure from the behavior of many matrix‐type polymeric drug delivery systems. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res 69A: 502–512, 2004Keywords
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