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. 2026 May 28;14:3200. doi: 10.5599/admet.3200

Table 5.

Model parameter of drug diffusion study

Model Release parameters PCG0D PCG1D PCG2D PCG3D PCG4D
1st order K 1 0.003 ± 0.000 0.0009 ± 0.001 0.007 ± 0.001 0.004 ± 0.000 0.002 ± 0.000
R 2 0.829 ± 0.017 0.929 ± 0.011 0.745 ± 0.038 0.611 ± 0.035 0.899 ± 0.042
Higuchi K H 2.636 ± 0.161 5.418 ± 0.255 4.933 ± 0.208 3.107 ± 0.123 2.232 ± 0.112
R 2 0.982 ± 0.004 0.887 ± 0.019 0.936 ± 0.019 0.938 ± 0.011 0.974 ± 0.006
Korse Meyer-Peppas K P 2.665 ± 0.364 12.093 ± 1.017 8.805 ± 1.311 5.586 ± 0.606 1.531 ± 0.307
n 0.499 ± 0.017 0.327 ± 0.012 0.376 ± 0.025 0.374 ± 0.016 0.584 ± 0.049
R 2 0.983 ± 0.004 0.985 ± 0.004 0.974 ± 0.003 0.976 ± 0.001 0.984 ± 0.007
Peppas-Shalin K d 1.292 ± 0.223 7.035 ± 0.754 4.588 ± 0.526 3.401 ± 0.524 -1.971 ± 4.501
K r -0.013 ± 0.004 0.203 ± 0.034 -0.093 ± 0.019 -0.079 ± 0.020 1.994 ± 3.460
m 0.747 ± 0.027 0.556 ± 0.018 0.625 ± 0.009 0.579 ± 0.030 0.650 ± 0.381
R 2 0.996 ± 0.001 0.993 ± 0.002 0.996 ± 0.002 0.991 ± 0.002 0.997 ± 0.002

K1 represents the first-order release rate constant, KH represents the Higuchi rate constant, Kp signifies the release rate constant, n describes the diffusion exponent, Kd is defined as the Fickian diffusion constant, Kr is defined as the case-II relaxation constant, and m is defined as the exponent of diffusion.