Drug release mechanisms of steroid eluting rings in cardiac pacemaker lead electrodes.
Simon Herrlich, Sven Spieth, Hans Gerstmann, Astrid Virnich, Franz Zipfel, Achim Kitschmann, Thorsten Goettsche, Peter Osypka, Roland Zengerle
Index: Conf. Proc. IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Soc. 2012 , 681-4, (2012)
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Abstract
This paper reports on the drug release mechanisms of silicone structures with embedded steroids applied in pacing leads. Different derivatives of the steroid dexamethasone, which is associated with the reduction of acute stimulation thresholds, were evaluated together with different matrix based release control mechanisms with the target to potentially match optimal drug release rates during the first month after implantation. By incorporating dexamethasone-21-dihydrogen phosphate in silicone matrices in combination with release rate adaption layers, almost continuous release rates were obtained under physiological test settings.
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