期刊
JOURNAL OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS
卷 133, 期 -, 页码 343-348出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2017.10.014
关键词
Viscosity; Rheology; Polymers; PLA; PEG; Block copolymers; Blends; Supercritical carbon dioxide
资金
- MRC [MR/L015706/1]
- MRC [MR/L015706/1]
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/M013952/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [1787232, 1501609] Funding Source: researchfish
- EPSRC [EP/M013952/1] Funding Source: UKRI
High temperature melts or use of organic solvents are not practicable approaches for encapsulating protein based or thermally labile drugs into degradable polymers. Here, we demonstrate that poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) in combination with supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO(2)) can dramatically reduce the viscosity of polymer melts allowing enhanced uptake of CO2 into poly(D,L-lactide) (PLA). Both PEG and CO2 are approved excipients in drug delivery and it is well documented that individually both are effective plasticisers. Using high pressure rheology techniques (scCO(2) at 14 MPa) we demonstrate a synergistic impact leading to significantly lower processing temperatures with PEG employed as both a blended additive and as a component of a block copolymer.
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