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SUBMITTER: Dharmayanti C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7762379 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dharmayanti Cintya C Gillam Todd A TA Williams Desmond B DB Blencowe Anton A
Polymers 20201207 12
Despite being one of the first-line treatments for osteoporosis, the <i>bis</i>phosphonate drug class exhibits an extremely low oral bioavailability (<1%) due to poor absorption from the gastrointestinal tract. To overcome this, and to explore the potential for sustained drug release, bioerodible poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) implants loaded with the <i>bis</i>phosphonate alendronate sodium (ALN) were prepared via hot-melt extrusion. The rate of drug release i ...[more]