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Nonhalogenated solvent-based solvent evaporation process useful in preparation of PLGA microspheres
- Title
- Nonhalogenated solvent-based solvent evaporation process useful in preparation of PLGA microspheres
- Authors
- Jang J.; Sah H.
- Ewha Authors
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- Issue Date
- 2011
- Journal Title
- Journal of Microencapsulation
- ISSN
- 0265-2048
- Citation
- Journal of Microencapsulation vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 490 - 498
- Indexed
- SCIE; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- The objective of this study was to develop an isopropyl formate-based evaporation process useful in producing poly-D,L-lactide-co-glycolide microspheres. Surprisingly, the evaporating tendency of isopropyl formate was comparable to that of methylene chloride and far better than that of ethyl acetate. After optimization of the isopropyl formate-based process, progesterone was encapsulated into microspheres. Under our conditions, its encapsulation efficiency ranged from 75.1% to 92.6%. Even though all microspheres took spherical geometry, their external and internal morphologies were greatly influenced by progesterone payloads. A GC analysis demonstrated that residual isopropyl formate in various microspheres was 1.8% to 4.0%. Interestingly, progesterone underwent polymorphic transition during the microencapsulation process the β form was present in microspheres with lower progesterone payloads, whereas the α form predominated over the β one at higher progesterone loads. In terms of human safety and environmental toxicity, isopropyl formate might have an edge over halogenated organic solvents for solvent evaporation. © 2011 Informa UK Ltd. All rights reserved.
- DOI
- 10.3109/02652048.2011.586066
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- 약학대학 > 약학과 > Journal papers
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