Issue 8, 2010
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Chemical Communications

Controlled drug release from porous materials by plasma polymer deposition†

Spomenka Simovic,a   Dusan Losica  and  Krasimir Vasilev*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, Australia

b Mawson Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, Australia
E-mail: krasimir.vasilev@unisa.edu.au

Abstract

In this communication, we present a novel approach for control of drug release from porous materials. The method is based on deposition of a plasma polymer layer with controlled thickness which reduces a pore diameter and, hence, defines the rate of drug release.

Graphical abstract: Controlled drug release from porous materials by plasma polymer deposition

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B919840G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Sep 2009
Accepted
11 Nov 2009
First published
05 Jan 2010

Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 1317-1319

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S. Simovic, D. Losic and K. Vasilev, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 1317 DOI: 10.1039/B919840G

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