Francesca SELMIN, PhD
MIPOL – Milan Polymer Days February 15-16, 2017
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Exploitation of PLGA conjugates in drug delivery Francesca SELMIN, PhD MIPOL Milan Polymer Days February 15-16, 2017 Implants are non -conventional drug delivery systems for parenteral implantation. Definition (Eur. Pham. 9 th ed
MIPOL – Milan Polymer Days February 15-16, 2017
Efficacy Safety Quality
↓ Loading capacity ↓ Encapsulation efficiency ↓ Chemical stability ↓ Drug release Quality
↑Approved ↑Biocompatibility ↑Biodegradability ↑Processability ↑Mechanical stability ↓Limited loading capacity ↓Low encapsulation efficiency ↓Low stability upon sterilization ↓pH decrease
into the -enviroment @ the administration site
2h 7d
Semin Immunol 20 (2008) 86–100
Montanari et al. / J Control Rel 56(1998):219-229
H abstraction
Chain scission
In presence of oxygen @ room temperature
AA moiety Polymer DPPH assay (% inhibition) 1h 2h 3h 24h
Pyrogallic acid g-PA-PLGA 76 77 81 98 Caffeic acid g-CA-PLGA 92 93 93 98 Resveratrol g-RV-PLGA 27 32 37 56
2) AA
Before irradiation After irradiation PLGA g-PA-PLGA PLGA g-PA-PLGA Mn (kDa) 12.1±0.0 9.2±0.1 8.9±0.3 9.2±0.2 Mw (kDa) 17.3±2.9 16.3±0.1 15.2±0.2 15.9±0.2 PI 1.4±0.2 1.8±0.1 1.8±0.01 1.6±0.02 Tg (°C) 42.4±0.5 43.7±0.0 40.7±0.0 41.9±0.2
Cilurzo et al. / PAT 2010(22):2201-2205 g-CA-PLGA Irradiated g-CA-PLGA
Cilurzo et al. / PAT 2010(22):2201-2205
PLGA g-PA-PLGA
Selmin et al. / J Funct Biomat 2015(6):1-13
EE% D50 (m) (mV) PLGA
g-CA-PLGA
PLGA 35±0.7 13.10.9
g-CA-PLGA 95.6±2.7 15.41.3
Selmin et al. / J Funct Biomat 2015(6):1-13
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