Release characteristics, effect

The effect of various chemical modifications on the mechanical properties of reconstituted collagen and the diffusion rates of the steroid medroxyprogesterone was investigated (38). Formaldehyde-treated films, which are heavily crosslinked, have high moduli and low rates of drug release. Films treated with chrome quickly become hydrated in solution and have low moduli and very rapid drug release characteristics. 

Figure 4. Effect of polymerization conditions on the release characteristics of the insulin/poly(acrylic acid) resin system.

The release characteristics of polyanhydride systems could be used not only to develop clinical treatments, but also to induce chronic disease states as models for studying immune function. Many current models of chronic diseases are based on induction of acute effects, which do not exhibit the same long-term behavior as the disease being modeled. 

Equianalgesic doses, dosing guidelines, histamine-releasing characteristics, major adverse effects, and pharmacokinetics of opioids are shown in Tables 54-2, 54-3, and 54-4. The equianalgesic doses are only a guide, and doses must be individualized. 

Hardness had no marked effect on release characteristics except for wax matrices. With hydrophilic matrices, for methylcellulose, increased matrix material concentration did not affect the release profile, but for carbomer, as the concentration increased, a significant decrease in released amount was obtained. 

The effect of hardness on the release characteristics of potassium chloride is shown in Figs 3 and... 

Microcapsules for use in the preparation of sustained release formulations have been under investigation for a number of years without any great success. There is an initially rapid release, due to the porosity of the wall coupled with the effect of wall saturation, which builds up during long storage. Compression has provided formulations with better sustained release characteristics. 

The effects of various formulation factors on the in vitro release characteristics of spherical polymethylmethacrylate implants were studied. Physical and mathematical models were proposed to describe the in vitro release profiles. The in vitro release data could be described by a biexponential equation of the following type fraction of tobramycin remaining in the implant at time t=Aerai+BQ, where a, and P represent the rate constants for the initial rapid and subsequent slow phases of release. The influence of drug loading, volume of dissolution medium, implant size and type of cement and the incorporation of water-soluble additives on the release profiles and a and P rate constants is described. 

Cone calorimetry according to the ASTM E1354138 or ISO 5660139 standards are commonly used in the laboratory to screen flammability of materials by measuring heat release characteristics of the compound.116140 This device is similar to FPA but does not have the versatility of FPA. The cone calorimeter can determine the ignitability, heat release rates, effective heat of combustion, visible smoke, and C02 and CO development of cable materials. This test has been used extensively for wire and cable material evaluation. The microscale combustion calorimeter (MCC), also known as pyrolysis combustion flow calorimeter (PCFC), was recently introduced to the industry for screening heat release characteristics of FR materials.141142 This device only requires milligram quantities of test specimen to measure the heat release capacity (maximum heat release potential). Cone calorimetry and MCC have been used in product development for flammability screening of wire and cable compounds.118... 

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