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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-15
pubmed:abstractText
Supercritical CO(2) has the potential to be an excellent environment within which controlled release polymers and dry composites may be formed. The low temperature and dry conditions within the fluid offer obvious advantages in the processing of water, solvent or heat labile molecules. The low viscosity and high diffusivity of scCO(2) offer the possibility of novel processing routes for polymer drug composites, but there are still technical challenges to overcome. Moreover, the low solubility of most drug molecules in scCO(2) presents both challenges and advantages. This review explores the current methods that use high pressure and scCO(2) for the production of drug delivery systems and the more specialized application of the fluid in the formation of highly porous tissue engineering scaffolds.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0169-409X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
373-87
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Applications of supercritical CO2 in the fabrication of polymer systems for drug delivery and tissue engineering.
pubmed:affiliation
Critical Pharmaceuticals Ltd BioCity Pennyfoot St., Nottingham, NG1 1GF, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review