Instrument for characterization of plymers and solute release kinetics

生物相容聚合物已被广泛用于制造各种先进的药物，如每天一次的降压药片，它比传统药物提供更有效的治疗和更低的副作用。聚合物的性质，如分子质量和溶解速度，决定了药物的起效时间和起效速度，从而影响到这类药物的治疗效果。与小分子不同，在一次反应中制备的聚合物可能具有不同的分子量，一些聚合物在使用过程中会降解，从而控制药物中治疗剂的释放速度。

Biocompatible polymers have been widely used to make various advanced medications such as once daily blood-pressure-controlling pills that provide more effective treatment with lower side effects than conventional medications. The properties of polymers such as molecular weight and dissolving rate determine when and how fast the medicine will take effect thus affecting the therapeutic benefit of such medications. Unlike small molecules, polymers prepared in one reaction can have different molecular weights, and some polymers degrade during application thus controlling the release rate of therapeutic agents from the medications.