Abstract
A new approach of controlled release of two hydrophilic model drugs, lysozyme and protected tryptophan (Fmoc-Trp(Boc)), from poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) [PLGA] microspheres was attempted. The novel formulation strategy is based on the hypothesis that lysozyme can not be released from microspheres until the PLGA polymer chain gradually degrades and reaches to a critical molecular weight at which the water solubility of lysozyme-PLGA oligomer conjugate is sufficiently gained. The drug-PLGA conjugates were formulated into microspheres by a single O/W emulsion method. The drug release kinetic behaviors from the conjugated drug loaded microspheres were compared with those from the conventional unconjugated drug loaded microspheres.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 216-217 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | American Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Aug 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1997 Boston Meeting - Boston, MA, USA Duration: Aug 23 1998 → Aug 27 1998 |