A mechanistic model for drug release in PLGA biodegradable stent coatings coupled with polymer degradation and erosion

Biodegradable poly(d,l-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) coating for applications in drug-eluting stents has been receiving increasing interest as a result of its unique properties compared with biodurable polymers in delivering drug for reducing stents-related side effects. In this work, a mathematic...

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Main Authors: Zhu, Xiaoxiang, Braatz, Richard D
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107739
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