sustained delivery

synonym: prolonged delivery
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Supply of a substance from a container where it is temporarily entrapped for the sake of achieving a prolonged action.
Notes:
  1. In some cases, the container is a polymer processed as implant, film, microparticle, or nanoparticle, auto-assembly of molecules, or a macromolecule.
  2. The substance can be temporarily embedded, dissolved, or covalently bound.
  3. The term is relevant to the release of substances like pesticides, dyes, drugs, etc.
  4. In the case of sustained delivery according to required specifications, the use of controlled delivery is recommended.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 377. (Terminology for biorelated polymers and applications (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 396 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'sustained delivery' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13920 RIS BibTex EndNote
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