Illustration of Implant Formation and Modelling (IMAGE)

University of North Carolina Health Care

Illustration of Implant Formation and Modelling

Caption

Top: Illustration of formation of solid implant by phase inversion and drug release via diffusion and implant degradation. Bottom: Modeling predicted a 2 mL and 3 mL injection can sustain plasma concentrations of CAB above levels needed for protection against HIV in humans for 4 and 5 months respectively.

Credit

Young et al.

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