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It has been shown that the diffusion rates and indirectly, the dissolution rates of simple electrolytes and drug molecules are not simply a function of solution viscosity as given by the Stokes-Einstein equation, \({\rm{D = }}\frac{{{\rm{kT}}}}{{{\rm{6\pi rn}}}}\) (Farng and Nelson, 1977; Florence et al, 1973).
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Farng, K.F., Nelson, K.G., 1977, J. Pharm. Sci., 66: 1611
Florence, A.T., Elworthy, P.H. and Rahman, A., 1973, J. Pharm. Pharmac., 25: 779
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Kearney, P., Marriott, C. (1982). Dissolution of Tetracycline Hydrochloride in Mucin Solutions. In: Chantler, E.N., Elder, J.B., Elstein, M. (eds) Mucus in Health and Disease—II. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 144. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9254-9_13
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