ADJUSTING DRUG LOADING IN POLYMERIC MATERIALS

A method of forming a blended polymeric material for an implantable medical device, said method, comprising selecting a predetennined drug loading capacity for an implantable medical device; selecting a first polymeric material having a first hardness; selecting a second polymeric material having a...

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Hauptverfasser: AMERY, Drew, BERTRAND, William J, MAREK, Patrick M
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A method of forming a blended polymeric material for an implantable medical device, said method, comprising selecting a predetennined drug loading capacity for an implantable medical device; selecting a first polymeric material having a first hardness; selecting a second polymeric material having a second hardness different from the first hardness; and blending the first polymeric material with the second polymeric material to obtain a blended polymeric material having the selected predetermined drug loading capacity.