• 폴리머
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.632-637
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• 2013

늑연골세포는 초기 증식능력이 관절연골세포보다 우수하며, 또한 세포 채취에 용이하다는 장점이 있어, 관절연골의 대안으로 사용된다. FDA의 승인을 받은 합성고분자인 폴리락산-글리콜산 공중합체(PLGA)는 조직공학적 생체재료로 사용되고 있으나, 세포 부착률이 낮고, 염증반응을 야기시킨다고 보고되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 세포의 증식에 영향을 주며 염증반응이 감소된다고 보고된 탈미네랄골분(DBP)을 이용하여, 함량별 DBP/PLGA를 제조한 뒤, 세포를 파종하여 연구를 실시하였다. 세포의 부착 및 증식률을 측정하기 위하여 세포 파종한 후 MTT와 SEM 분석을 수행하였으며, DBP가 세포외 기질 형성에 미치는 영향을 확인하고자 글리코스아미노글라이칸(sGAG)과 콜라겐 함량을 측정하였다. 생체 내 외 환경에서 세포의 부착과 증식에 미치는 영향을 관찰하기 위해 연구를 진행하여, PLGA 지지체보다 DBP/PLGA 지지체가 세포의 성장과 증식에 영향을 주는 것을 확인하였으며, DBP의 함량이 증가할수록 효과가 좋은 것으로 나타났다.

• 폴리머
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.28-33
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• 2013

잘토프로펜은 프로피온산 유도체인 비스테로이드성 소염진통제로서 카라기난, 나이스타틴에서 유발된 급성염증에 큰 억제 효과를 가지고 있을 뿐만 아니라 급성 및 만성 염증에도 효과를 가지고 있다. 초기 방출 및 지속적인 방출을 위해서 잘토프로펜이 함유된 폴리옥살레이트(POX)와 PLGA 미립구를 각각 O/W 용매증발법으로 제조 후 각각의 미립구의 혼합비율을 달리하였다. 주사현미경, X선 회절 분석법, 시차 주사 열량계, 그리고 적외선 분광 분석기를 이용하여 잘토프로펜이 함유된 미립구의 물리화학적 성질 및 표면형태를 조사하였다. POX 미립구의 혼합비율이 증가할수록 초기 약물방출이 증가하며, PLGA 미립구의 혼합비율이 증가할수록 느린 약물방출을 보인다. 본 연구에서 초기 약물방출량이 높은 POX 미립구를 PLGA 미립구와 혼합비율을 조절함으로써 약물이 함유된 미립구의 초기방출 계수를 제어할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 공업화학
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.509-515
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• 2021

본 연구는 생체적합성 및 생분해성의 특성을 갖는 PLGA (poly lactic-co-glycolic acid)를 이용하여 이중(w/o/w) emlusion과 유화 용매-증발 기법을 통해 PLGA 나노입자(PNP)를 제조하였고, 이에 키토산을 전하 상호작용을 통해 키토산이 코팅된 PLGA 나노입자(CPNP)를 제조하여 입자의 안정성과 생체이용률을 극대화할 수 있는 경구 투여용 약물 전달체로 사용 가능성을 입증하고자 하였다. CPNP의 화학적 구조는 ¹H-NMR 및 FT-IR을 통해 분석하였으며, 모든 특성 피크가 나타남으로써 성공적으로 제조되었음을 확인하였다. 또한, CPNP의 입자 크기, 제타 전위 및 형태학적 이미지는 DLS와 TEM을 이용하여 각각 분석하였으며, TGA를 통해 CPNP의 열적 분해 거동을 관찰하였다. 또한, CPNP의 세포 독성은 HEK293 및 L929 세포에서 MTT assay를 수행하여 확인하였고, 모든 농도에서 70% 이상의 세포 생존율을 확인함으로써 독성이 없음을 입증하였다. 이러한 결과를 통해 본 연구에서 개발된 CPNP가 경구용 약물 전달체로써 사용 가능성이 있음을 제안한다.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2004

A promising approach to the development of a new single-step vaccine, which would eliminate the requirement for multiple injections, involves the encapsulation of antigens into microspheres. Biodegradable poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) microspheres gave us a bright insight for controling antigen release in a pulsatile fashion, thereby mimicking two or tree boosting injections. However, in spite of the above merits, the level of immunization induced by a single-shot vaccination is often lower tan two doses of alum-adsorbed antigen. Therefore, optima modification of the microsphere is essential for the development of single-step vaccines. In the review, we discuss the stability of antigen in microsphere, safety and non-toxic in human and encapsulation technology. Also, we attempted to outline relevant physicochemical properties on the immunogenicity of microsphere vaccine and attainment of pulsatile release pater by combination of different microsphere, as well as to analyze immunological data associated with antigen delivery by microsphere. Although a lot of variables are related to the optimized microsphere formulation, we could conclude that judicious choice of proper polymer type, adjustment of particles size, and appropriate immunization protocol along with a suitable adjuvant might be a crucial factor for the generation of long-lasting immune response from a single-step vaccine formulation employing PLGA microsphere.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.1010-1014
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• 2009

Monodispersed microparticles with a poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) core and a poly(ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate) (PE2CA) shell were prepared by Shirasu porous glass (SPG) membrane emulsification to reduce the initial burst release of doxorubicin (DOX). Solution mixtures with different weight ratios of PLGA polymer and E2CA monomer were permeated under pressure through an SPG membrane with $1.9\;{\mu}m$ pore size into a continuous water phase with sodium lauryl sulfate as a surfactant. Core-shell structured microparticles were formed by the mechanism of anionic interfacial polymerization of E2CA and precipitation of both polymers. The average diameter of the resulting microparticles with various PLGA:E2CA ratios ranged from 1.42 to $2.73\;{\mu}m$. The morphology and core-shell structure of the microparticles were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The DOX release profiles revealed that the microparticles with an equivalent PLGA:E2CA weight ratio of 1:1 exhibited the optimal condition to reduce the initial burst of DOX. The initial release rate of DOX was dependent on the PLGA:E2CA ratio, and was minimized at a 1:1 ratio.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.443-450
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• 2006

To demonstrate their possibilities as an enhanced vaccine delivery system, protein-loaded Poly lactide glycolide copolymer (PLGA) microspheres were prepared with different physical characteristics. Ethyl acetate (EA) solvent extraction process was employed to prepare microspheres and the effects of process parameters on drug release properties were evaluated. The biodeuadability of microspheres was also evaluated by the pH change and GPC (Gel permeation chromatography). Primary IgG antibody responses in BALB/c mice were compared with protein saline solutions as negative controls and adsorbed alum suspensions as positive controls after single subcutaneous injection for in vivo studies. The microspheres showed a erosion with a highly porous structure and did not keep their spherical shape at 45 days and this result could be confirmed by GPC. In vitro release of proteinous drug showed initial burst effect in all batches of microspheres, followed by gradual release over the next 4 weeks. PLGA microspheres were degraded until 45 days and the secondary structure of OVA was not affected by the preparation method. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays demonstrated that the single subcutaneous administrations of OVA-loaded PLGA microspheres induced enhanced serum IgG antibody response in comparison to negative and positive controls. These results demonstrated that microspheres providing the controlled release of antigens might be useful in advanced vaccine formulations for the parenteral carrier system.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.418-422
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• 1998

Aim of this work is to prepare poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles by dialysis method without surfactant and to investigate drug loading capacity and drug release. The size of PLGA nanoparticles was 269.9 $\pm$118.7 nm in intensity average and the morphology of PLGA nanoparticies was spherical shape from the observation of SEM and TEM. In the effect of drug loading contents on the particle size distribution, PLGA nanoparticles were monomodal pattern with narrow size distribution in the empty and lower drug loading nanoparticles whereas bi- or trimodal pattern was showed in the higher drug loading ones. Release of clonazepam from PLGA nanoparticles with higher drug loading contents was slower than that with lower loading contents.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.345-352
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• 2008

Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) tubes (5 mm in diameter) were fabricated using an electro spinning method and used as a scaffold for artificial blood vessels through the hybridization of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and endothelial cells (ECs) differentiated from canine bone marrow under previously reported conditions. The potential clinical applications of these artificial blood vessels were investigated using a canine model. From the results, the tubular-type PLGA scaffolds for artificial blood vessels showed good mechanical strength, and the dual-layered blood vessels showed acceptable hybridization behavior with ECs and SMCs. The artificial blood vessels were implanted and substituted for an artery in an adult dog over a 3-week period. The hybridized blood vessels showed neointimal formation with good patency. However, the control vessel (unhybridized vessel) was occluded during the early stages of implantation. These results suggest a shortcut for the development of small diameter, tubular-type, nanofiber blood vessels using a biodegradable material (PLGA).

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.238-243
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• 2007

Nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning a solution of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) and their mean diameter was 340 nm. The PLGA nanofibers were treated with a plasma in the presence of either oxygen or ammonia gas to change their surface characteristics. The hydrophilicity of the electrospun PLGA nanofibers was significantly increased by the gas plasma treatment, as confirmed by contact angle measurements. XPS analysis demonstrated that the chemical composition of the PLGA nanofiber surface was influenced by the plasma treatment, resulting in an increase in the number of polar groups, which contributed to the enhanced surface hydrophilicity. The degradation behavior of the PLGA nanofibers was accelerated by the plasma treatment, and the adhesion and proliferation of mouse fibroblasts on the plasma-treated nanofibers were significantly enhanced. This approach to controlling the surface characteristics of nanofibers prepared from biocompatible polymers could be useful in the development of novel polymeric scaffolds for tissue engineering.

• Biomaterials and Biomechanics in Bioengineering
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.85-96
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• 2015

This study developed biodegradable bi-layered drug-eluting beads and investigated the in-vitro release of fluorouracil and cisplatin from the beads. To manufacture the drug-eluting beads, poly[(d,l)-lactide-co-glycolide] (PLGA) with lactide:glycolide ratios of 50:50 and 75:25 were mixed with fluorouracil or cisplatin. The mixture was compressed and sintered at $55^{\circ}C$ to form bi-layered beads. An elution method was employed to characterize the release characteristic of the pharmaceuticals over a 30-day period at $37^{\circ}C$. The influence of polymer type (i.e., 50:50 or 75:25 PLGA) and layer layout on the release characteristics was investigated. The experiment suggested that biodegradable beads released high concentrations of fluorouracil and cisplatin for more than 30 days. The 75:25 PLGA released the pharmaceuticals at a slower rate than the 50:50 PLGA. In addition, the bi-layered structure reduced the release rate of drugs from the core layer of the beads. By adopting the compression sintering technique, we will be able to manufacture biodegradable beads for long-term drug delivery of various anti-cancer pharmaceuticals.