TY - JOUR
T1 - Stereocomplex formation between enantiomeric PLA-PEG-PLA triblock copolymers
T2 - characterization and use as protein-delivery microparticulate carriers
AU - Lim, Dong Woo
AU - Park, Tae Gwan
PY - 2000/1/1
Y1 - 2000/1/1
N2 - 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 D-lactide 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 1H- and 13C-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 double-emulsion solvent-evaporation method. The morphological aspects of the microspheres were characterized and BSA release profiles from them were investigated.
AB - 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 D-lactide 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 1H- and 13C-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 double-emulsion solvent-evaporation method. The morphological aspects of the microspheres were characterized and BSA release profiles from them were investigated.
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U2 - 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(20000328)75:13<1615::AID-APP7>3.0.CO;2-L
DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(20000328)75:13<1615::AID-APP7>3.0.CO;2-L
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034159371
SN - 0021-8995
VL - 75
SP - 1615
EP - 1623
JO - Journal of Applied Polymer Science
JF - Journal of Applied Polymer Science
IS - 13
ER -