Abstract
The effects of mixing solution volume (0.25–0.65 mL/g) on in vitro drug release from a self‐setting bioactive calcium phosphate cement containing the anticancer agent 6‐mercaptopurine (6‐MP) as a model compound were investigated. The drug release profiles from isolated planar surfaces as well as the entire surfaces of cement systems containing 5% 6‐MP were measured in simulated body fluid at pH 7.25 and 37.0 °C. The drug release rate from both cement system geometries increased with increasing mixing solution volume. Drug release profiles from the planar‐release and entire‐surface‐release cement matrix systems were analyzed by and found to agree with the Higuchi and Cobby equations, and the kinetic parameters were estimated with a nonlinear least‐squares computer program. Linear relationships were found between the mixing solution volume and the drug release rate constants or time required for 50% drug release for both cement release geometries. Furthermore, the total pore volume of the cements, as measured by mercury porosimetry, increased with increasing mixing solution volume.
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