Drug release rates (IMAGE) The University of Hong Kong Caption Figure 2. Controllable mechanical properties and tunable drug release rates. Strain-sweep rheology study of fibro-gels for different fiber lengths. The arrow highlights the increase for G′ and G″ with increasing Lfiber (left pane). The TC release profile of fibro-gels for different fiber lengths. The fibro-gel with longer fibers exhibits a more sustained drug release profile. Hydrolysis and/or the drug tightly entrapped in the gel also result in the incomplete release of the drug (right pane). Credit The University of Hong Kong Usage Restrictions N/A License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.