Abstract
The purpose of this study was to prepare microspheres loaded with hydrophilic drug, bupivacaine HCl using poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) and poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA). Microspheres were prepared with varying the PLGA/PLLA ratio with two different levels of bupivacaine HCl (5 and 10%) using a supercritical anti-solvent (SAS) technique. Microspheres ranging from 4-10 μm in geometric mean diameter could be prepared, with high loading efficiency. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) revealed that bupivacaine HCl retained its crystalline state within the polymer and was present as a dispersion within the polymer phase after SAS processing. The release of bupivacaine HCl from biodegradable polymer microspheres was rapid up to 4h, thereafter bupivacaine HCl was continuously and slowly released for at least 7 days according to the PLGA/PLLA ratio and the molecular weight of PLLA.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 741-749 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Microencapsulation |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Nov |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported in part by the National Research Laboratory program (M1-0302-00-0016) in the series of MOST-NRDP in the Ministry of Science and Technology, Korea.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Bioengineering
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry