Drug release from a stent into the arterial wall

Description

• Simulation by: Martin Prosi
• Added: Friday, 25 november 2005
• References: N/A
• Comment: The diffusion coefficient (D) of the drug (Heparin) is D1 = 2.2 10^-9 cm^2/s in the arterial wall and D2 = 10^-10 cm^2/s in the stent coating. The boundary conditions: Domain represents a piece of the arterial wall with implanted stent. At the interface c=0.0 is assumed (endothelium is demaged or doesn't exist), at the symmetry planes and the adventitia boundary zero flux conditions are applied.
• Time stepping: 1209 time steps of 500s (calculation period of the release is 1 week).

Movies

• Movie 1: taxus release

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