Tuning drug release in polyester thin films : terminal end-groups determine specific rates of additive-free controlled drug release

• Main Authors: Steele, Terry W. J., Huang, Charlotte Liwen, Kumar, Saranya, Iskandar, Aneesa, Baoxin, Aw, Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang, Loo, Say Chye Joachim, Venkatraman, Subbu S.
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107001; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17865
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Modulating the drug release from polyester matrices independently of material properties would be beneficial to those designing biodegradable medical implants, such as drug delivery devices, stents and screws. However, the most common approaches use additives that often drastically alter the desired...