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Stereocomplex formation between enantiomeric PLA–PEG–PLA triblock copolymers: Characterization and use as protein-delivery microparticulate carriers

✍ Scribed by Dong Woo Lim; Tae Gwan Park


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2000
Tongue
English
Weight
228 KB
Volume
75
Category
Article
ISSN
0021-8995

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✦ Synopsis


Two enantiomeric triblock ABA copolymers composed of poly(L-lactide)poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(L-lactide) (PLLA-PEG-PLLA) and poly(D-lactide)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(D-lactide) (PDLA-PEG-PDLA) were synthesized with two different middle-block PEG chain lengths by ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide and Dlactide in the presence of PEG, respectively. A pair of enantiomeric triblock copolymers were combined to form a stereocomplex by a solvent-casting method. The triblock copolymers and their stereocomplexes were characterized by 1 H-and 13 C-NMR spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatography. Their crystalline structures and crystalline melting behaviors were analyzed by the wide-angle X-ray diffraction method and differential scanning calorimetry. The stereocomplex formed between a pair of enantiomeric triblock copolymers exhibited a higher crystalline melting temperature with a distinctive 3/1 helical crystalline structure. PLLA-PEG-PLLA and its stereocomplex with PDLA-PEG-PDLA were used to fabricate a series of microspheres encapsulating a model protein drug, bovine serum albumin (BSA). They were prepared by a doubleemulsion solvent-evaporation method. The morphological aspects of the microspheres were characterized and BSA release profiles from them were investigated.


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