Question: A two - layered controlled drug release device is to be designed to deliver a burst of drug immediately upon implantation and then a sustained

A two-layered controlled drug release device is to be designed to deliver a burst of drug immediately upon implantation and then a sustained release of drug for an additional two days. The initial burst should release 200mg(Mbo) and then an additional 600mg(Mso) should be released over the next two days. The device is layered as diagrammed here:
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These parameter definitions apply:
\table[[A,cm2,area of device],[a,mmday-1,erosion rate of sustained release layer],[Cbo,mgcm-3,concentration of drug in burst layer],[Cso,mgcm-3,concentration of drug in sustained release layer],[db,mm,thickness of burst layer],[ds,mm,thickness of sustained release layer],[Mb,mg,mass of drug in burst layer],[Mbo,mg,mass of drug in burst layer initially],[Ms,mg,mass of drug in sustained release layer],[Mso,mg,mass of drug in sustained release layer initially],[t,day,time after device implantation]]
The area of the two layers must be the same.
(a) The available options for the burst layer and the sustained release layer are detailed in the tables below. Suggest a design (pick one option for the burst layer and one option for the sustained released layer) that meets the requirements specified above.
\table[[Table 1.,Options - burst layer design.],[,(mm),(mgcm3),(cm2),,,],[Option,db,Cbo,A,,,],[B,0.6,333,10,,,],[C,0.8,417,,,,],[D,0.8,500,,,,],[E,1.2,333,,,,]]
Table 2. Options - sustained release layer design.
\table[[,(mm),(mgcm3),(cm2), day
 A two-layered controlled drug release device is to be designed to

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