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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Mater Res A. 2020 Aug 24;109(4):426–436. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.37074

Table 1.

Half-life of different molecules after intra-articular injection

Molecule Half-life (h) Molecular Weight (Da)
Paracetamol(58) 1.10 151
Ibuprofen(59) 2.20 206
Naproxen(60) 1.60 230
Ketoprofen(60) 1.90 254
Diclofenac(58) 5.20 296
Cortisone(44) 1.46 360
Dexamethasone(43) 3.60 392
Methotrexate(61) 2.90 454
Hyaluronic acid(18) 13.20 6,000
IL-1Ra(62) 23.04 65,400
Bovine serum albumin(63) 15.12 66,000