Influence of Polymer Composition on the Controlled Release of Docetaxel: A Comparison of Non-Degradable Polymer Films for Oesophageal Drug-Eluting Stents

Following the huge clinical success of drug-eluting vascular stents, there is a significant interest in the development of drug-eluting stents for other applications, such as the treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. Central to this process is understanding how particular drugs are released from stent coatings, which to a large extent is controlled by drug-polymer interactions. Therefore, in this study we investigated the release of...