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Surfactant-Free Microspheres of Poly(${\varepsilon}-caprolactone$)/Poly(ethylene glycol)/Poly(${\varepsilon}-caprolactone$) Triblock Copolymers as a Protein Carrier  

Sun, Sang-Wook (College of Pharmacy, Chosun University)
Jeong, Young-Il (Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University)
Kim, Sung-Ho (College of Pharmacy, Chosun University)
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Archives of Pharmacal Research / v.26, no.6, 2003 , pp. 504-510 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study is to prepare biodegradable microspheres without the use of surfactants or emulsifiers for a novel sustained delivery carriers of protein drugs. A poly($\varepsilon$-caprolactone)/poly(ethylene glycol)/poly($\varepsilon$-caprolactone) (CEC) triblock copolymer was synthesized by the ring-opening of $\varepsilon$-caprolactone with dihydroxy poly (ethylene glycol) to prepare surfactant-free microspheres. When dichloromethane (DCM) or ethyl formate (EF) was used as a solvent, the formation of microspheres did not occur. Although the microspheres could be formed prior to lyophilization under certain conditions, the morphology of microspheres was not maintained during the filtration and lyophilization process. Surfactant-free microspheres were only formed when ethyl acetate (EA) was used as the organic solvent and showed good spherical micro-spheres although the surfaces appeared irregular. The content of the protein in the micro-sphere was lower than expected, probably because of the presence of water channels and pores. The protein release kinetics showed a burst release until 2 days and after that sustained release pattern was showed. Therefore, these observations indicated that the formation of microsphere without the use of surfactant is feasible, and, this the improved process, the protein is readily incorporated in the microsphere.
Keywords
Surfactant-free; Emulsifier; Biodegradable triblock copolymer; Protein carrier Microsphere;
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