简介:Thepaperdescribesdrugreleaseevaluationofabiodegradablelong-actingcon-traceptiveCapsule(CaproF)containinglevonorgestrel(LNG)invivo.Poly(E-Capro-lactone)(PCL)biodegradablematerial,suitableformanymedicalapplication,wasusedinthisstudy.Itwasextrudedintotubes.ThetubeswerethencutandloadedwithLNGpowderbeforemelting-sealedonbothendstogetdrugcapsules.Thissub-dernalimplanthasbeenfoundtobehighlyeffectiveinanimalexperiments.Twoad-