Journal
JOURNAL OF MICROENCAPSULATION
Volume 24, Issue 2, Pages 117-128Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/02652040701233655
Keywords
biodegradable microparticles; burst release; dexamethasone sodium phosphate; poly(lactide-co-glycolide); solvent evaporation method
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The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) molecular weight (Resomer((R)) RG 502H, RG 503H, and RG 504H) on the release behavior of dexamethasone sodium phosphate-loaded microparticles. The microparticles were prepared by three modifications of the solvent evaporation method (O/W-cosolvent, O/W-dispersion, and W/O/W-methods). The encapsulation efficiency of microparticles prepared by the cosolvent- and W/O/W-methods increased from similar to 50% to >90% upon addition of NaCl to the external aqueous phase, while the dispersion method resulted in lower encapsulation efficiencies. The release of dexamethasone sodium phosphate from PLGA microparticles (>50 mm) was biphasic. The initial burst release correlated well with the porosity of the microparticles, both of which increased with increasing polymer molecular weight (RG 504H > 503H > 502H). The burst was also dependent on the method of preparation and was in the order of dispersion method > WOW method > consolvent method. In contrast to the higher molecular weight PLGA microparticles, the release from RG 502H microparticles prepared by cosolvent method was not affected by volume of organic solvent (1.5-3.0 ml) and drug loading (4-13%). An initial burst of similar to 10% followed by a 5-week sustained release phase was obtained. Microparticles with a size <50 mm released in a triphasic manner; an initial burst was followed by a slow release phase and then by a second burst.
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