Dental Materials
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 404-409 , April 2007

Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) copolymer matrix for delivery of chlorhexidine and acyclovir drugs for use in the oral environment: Effect of drug combination, copolymer composition and coating on the drug release rate

Received 11 July 2005 ,Revised 17 January 2006 ,Accepted 3 February 2006.

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PII: S0109-5641(06)00052-2

doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2006.02.011

Dental Materials
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 404-409 , April 2007

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