Slow Release from a Coated Sphere with Slight Deformations of Coating Film and Drug Matrix

Y. C. Liao, D. J. Lee

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Abstract

This paper, a continuation of our previous work, is a presentation of the effects of slight deformations of both the coating film and the drug matrix on the concentration distributions and the slow release characteristics of a coated drug particle. The coated particle shape, in practice, is not perfectly spherical. With restriction of the deformation shape functions considered, it is noted that if the deformation is slight or if only the average release rate is of interest, the effects of shape deformation are secondary. Otherwise, the shape deformation can have a significant effect on the concentration profiles and/or the release rate from different parts of the particle surface. The deformations of both coating film and the drug matrix could introduce a greater deviation from the spherical case than those considering only coating film or drug matrix shape deformation.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)92-100
JournalJournal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Volume86
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

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