Coefficient

Physical meaning

k₁; k₂

Each is related to the characteristics of the macromolecular network of the cement matrix and the gentamicin

n₁; n_2; C; d

Each denotes that the mechanism of release of the gentamicin from the cement matrix is a diffusion process

b; A

Each is a term that characterizes the initial burst of the gentamicin from the cement

B; n₃

Each term is associated with a Noyes-Whitney dissolution process [18] of the gentamicin within the cement matrix

k₃

A term whose value is related to the initial loading of the gentamicin in the cement

τ

A time constant related to the mechanism of release of the gentamicin from the cement