Scheme 1. Schematic representation of drug release from non swellable film-diffusion (a) and from a film made of swellable polymer (b). The phenomena of water uptake, swelling, polymer chain relaxation, drug diffusion, polymer chain disentanglement, and polymer edibility are depicted

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Model Drug Release from Potato Starch-Starch Glycolate Microparticles and Films with and without Incorporated Nano-SiO₂

Fateh Eltaboni, Amira Alhodeary, Mona Ibrahim, Fawzia Ali, Aya Al Abdali, Nadin Al Farsi, Fatma Elshibani, Mohamed Ali Sharkasi

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