Pleouras, Dimitrios S.
(University of Ioannina, Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, Ioannina, Greece)
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Karanasiou, Georgia S.
(University of Ioannina, Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, Ioannina, Greece)
,
Loukas, Vasileios S.
(University of Ioannina, Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, Ioannina, Greece)
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Semertzioglou, Arsen
(Rontis Corporation S.A., Greece)
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Moulas, Anargyros N.
(University of Thessaly, Lamia, Greece)
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Fotiadis, Dimitrios I.
(University of Ioannina, Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, Ioannina, Greece)
This case-study examines the release time of the everolimus drug from an experimental biodegrading coating of a Rontis corp. drug eluting stent (DES). The controlled drug release is achieved by the degradation of the coating, which consists of a mixture of polylactic co-glycolic acid (PLGA) and ever...
This case-study examines the release time of the everolimus drug from an experimental biodegrading coating of a Rontis corp. drug eluting stent (DES). The controlled drug release is achieved by the degradation of the coating, which consists of a mixture of polylactic co-glycolic acid (PLGA) and everolimus (55:45). In our analysis, we used the outcome of another study, which contains the geometry of an in-silico deployed Rontis corp. stent in a 3D reconstructed coney arterial segment. Using this geometry as input, the everolimus release was simulated using a computational model that includes: i) modeling of the blood flow dynamics, ii) modeling of PLGA degradation, and iii) modeling of the everolimus advection and diffusion towards both the lumen and the arterial wall. The results show the rapid release of everolimus. This is justified due to the high porosity of the coating, which is caused by the initial high concentration of everolimus in the coating.Clinical Relevance — The methodology presented in this work is an additional step towards predicting accurately drug release from DES. Also, the results of our work prove that high drug concentration in the coating causes its rapid release, which could be used as input in the design of new DES.
This case-study examines the release time of the everolimus drug from an experimental biodegrading coating of a Rontis corp. drug eluting stent (DES). The controlled drug release is achieved by the degradation of the coating, which consists of a mixture of polylactic co-glycolic acid (PLGA) and everolimus (55:45). In our analysis, we used the outcome of another study, which contains the geometry of an in-silico deployed Rontis corp. stent in a 3D reconstructed coney arterial segment. Using this geometry as input, the everolimus release was simulated using a computational model that includes: i) modeling of the blood flow dynamics, ii) modeling of PLGA degradation, and iii) modeling of the everolimus advection and diffusion towards both the lumen and the arterial wall. The results show the rapid release of everolimus. This is justified due to the high porosity of the coating, which is caused by the initial high concentration of everolimus in the coating.Clinical Relevance — The methodology presented in this work is an additional step towards predicting accurately drug release from DES. Also, the results of our work prove that high drug concentration in the coating causes its rapid release, which could be used as input in the design of new DES.
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