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Preparation of poly(methacrylic acid-g-poly(ethylene glycol)) nanospheres from methacrylic monomers for pharmaceutical applications.
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| Author | Donini, Carlos Augusto Robinson, D. N. Colombo, Paolo Giordano, Ferdinando Peppas, Nicholas A. |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Abstract | Nanospheres of poly(methacrylic acid-grafted-poly(ethylene glycol)) were prepared by solution/precipitation polymerization. As colloidal drug delivery carriers, they present unique properties that render them promising candidates for oral protein delivery. The polymerization was carried out in water and the resulting suspension was freeze-dried. As with many colloidal systems, the freeze-dried suspension showed strong agglomeration after drying. The effects of preparation conditions on the particle size and redispersion were investigated using photon correlation spectroscopy. Furthermore, the ability of different types and concentrations of stabilizers (cryoprotectants and steric stabilizers) in preventing this phenomenon was addressed. Pluronics, block copolymers widely used as nonionic surfactants, were the most effective in stabilizing the particles during the freeze-drying process. Pluronic P123, however, increased significantly the particle size of the nanospheres. On the other hand, lyophilizates obtained in the presence of Pluronic F68 had good redispersion properties and no change in particle size was observed. |
| Starting Page | 83 |
| Ending Page | 91 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0378-5173(02)00335-6 |
| PubMed reference number | 12270245 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 245 |
| Issue Number | 1-2 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.che.utexas.edu/research/biomat/PDFReprints/IntJourPharm_245_83-91(2002).pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-5173%2802%2900335-6 |
| Journal | International journal of pharmaceutics |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
