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  • Computational modeling
  • Drug delivery systems
  • Pharmaceutical science

Background:

  • Drug release is governed by complex mechanisms like erosion and diffusion.
  • Understanding the interplay between these mechanisms is crucial for optimizing drug delivery systems.
  • Existing models often simplify or overlook the crossover dynamics between erosion and diffusion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a computational model for drug delivery systems incorporating both erosion and diffusion.
  • To analytically determine the crossover point between erosive and diffusive drug release mechanisms.
  • To establish a predictive relationship for characteristic release time based on system size and erosion rate.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a computational model to simulate drug release.
  • Analytical estimation of the crossover point using the Weibull function parameter 'b' (b_c=1).
  • Numerical investigation of size-dependent characteristic release time (τ) and its scaling behavior.
  • Derivation of an analytical expression for τ based on an Arrhenius relation for diffusion.

Main Results:

  • Identified the crossover point (b_c=1) between erosion and diffusion-dominated drug release.
  • Demonstrated linear/quadratic scaling of τ with system size (L) in pure erosive/diffusive regimes.
  • Showed τ scales as L^(3/2) at the crossover, analytically derived.
  • Proposed a phenomenological expression for characteristic release time, predicting crossover erosion rate (κ_c).

Conclusions:

  • The developed model accurately captures the transition between erosion and diffusion in drug release.
  • The derived scaling laws and phenomenological expression offer valuable tools for designing and predicting drug release kinetics.
  • Experimental data for acetaminophen release validated the model's predictions, confirming its applicability.