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Multi-Scale Modeling of PLGA Microparticle Drug Delivery Systems

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Abstract

A mechanistic reaction-diffusion model is proposed for the simulation of drug delivery from PLGA microspheres. The model considers the effects of autocatalytic hydrolysis kinetics and the evolution of the pore network on microsphere-size-dependent drug release. Spatial and temporal variations in the intraparticle pH and the void fraction are reported.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1475-1479
Number of pages5
JournalComputer Aided Chemical Engineering
Volume29
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Biomedical engineering
  • Drug delivery
  • Multi-scale modeling
  • PLGA microspheres
  • Polymer degradation

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