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ARABIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
Volume 5, Issue 1, Pages 103-108Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2010.08.003
Keywords
Microspheres; Poly(lactic acid); Poly(epsilon-caprolactone); Oil-in-water emulsion
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- DIKTI through DIPA, Bogor Agricultural University
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In this paper, microspheres were prepared by oil-in-water (o/w) emulsion solvent evaporation method. Biodegradable polymer such as blend of poly (lactic acid) (PLA) and poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) with certain compositions and characteristics was used to prepare the microspheres with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) as an emulsifier. This study observed the microspheres particle's size distribution at various concentrations of PVA (1%, 1.5%, 2%, and 2.5% PVA). The PVA volume variations effects during the process (50, 100, 150, 200, and 250 mL) were also observed. The blend of PLA and PCL is formed only by physical interaction between them. This can be seen from the FTIR spectrum which shows both PLA and PCL component. The microspheres physical size and appearance were observed by optical microscope (MO). The overall results of this study showed that the formula which used 50-150 mL of 2.5% polyvinyl alcohol produced the microspheres with the most uniform size distribution. (C) 2010 King Saud University. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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