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Pharmaceutical Technology: Controlled Drug Release, Volume 2

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IMPLANTS [CH. 17 189<br />

Fig. 4—Weight change (% (w/w)) during Gly-Tyr release from PDMS matrices (matrix excipient HEC, viscosity grade<br />

300 mPas) for the following matrix loadings (w/w): ∆, 30%; 35%; ◊, 40%; □, 50% . Mean values, n=3.<br />

Fig. 5—Weight change (% (w/w)) during Gly-Tyr release from PDMS matrices containing HEC (matrix loading 30%<br />

(w/w)). Viscosity grade of HEC were 300 (●), 6000 (∆), and 30 000 (▲) mPas. Mean values, n=3.<br />

These observations suggest that a prerequisite for getting long-term drug release and release and<br />

release exponents above 0.5 is long-term retention of the excipient within the pores. Obvously, the<br />

hydrated, hydrocolloid-type excipients in the matrix pores act as diffusion medium for the drug.<br />

In the case of a high dissolution rate of excipient and/or high matrix loading, strong initial<br />

swelling, rapid depletion of matrix excipient and consequently depletion of the elastic matrix<br />

pores occur. This should lead to curved release plots. It is noteworthy that swelling maxima have<br />

no influence on release profiles; obviously, therefore, excipient is released from zones of the<br />

matrix already drug depleted.

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