Investigation of the swelling behavior of Dome Matrix drug delivery modules by high-resolution X-ray computed tomography
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1Interdepartmental Center, Biopharmanet-TEC, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/a, 43124 Parma, Italy 2Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, 3Dept. of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712-1062 United States 4Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 17/19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy §Present address: Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA, Largo F. Belloli, 11/a, 43122 Parma, Italy †Present address: School of Pharmacy, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia *Correspondence: [email protected]
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