Elution of linezolid (µg/ml) from the K-wires coated with either 2% or 4% HPMC containing 5%(w/v) of linezolid as determined by colorimetric/bioassay.

Data is presented as the mean concentration of linezolid released following immersion of wires (n = 6) in PBS. Values in parentheses represent the total drug released till that point and values outside bracket represent the total amount of fresh drug eluted till that time point.
NE: no further elution Error bars represent S.D.