期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
卷 314, 期 2, 页码 189-197出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2005.07.030
关键词
microparticle; controlled release; PLGA; release medium; modeling
The major objectives of the present study were: (i) to prepare 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-loaded, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)-based microparticles, which can be used for the treatment of brain tumors, (ii) to study the effects of the type of release medium on the resulting drug release kinetics, and (iii) to get further insight into the underlying drug release mechanisms. Spherical microparticles were prepared by a solvent extraction method and characterized using different techniques, including size exclusion chromatography (SEC), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and particle size analysis before and upon exposure to various release media. Interestingly, very different drug release patterns (including mono-, bi- and tri-phasic ones) were observed, depending on the pH, osmolarity and temperature of the release medium. An adequate mathematical theory was used to quantitatively describe the experimentally measured 5-FU release patterns. The model considers the limited solubility of the drug, polymer degradation as well as drug diffusion and allowed to determine system and release medium specific parameters, such as the diffusion coefficient of the drug. In particular, the pH and temperature of the release medium were found to be of major importance for the resulting release patterns. Based on the obtained knowledge the selection of an appropriate release medium for in vitro tests simulating in vivo conditions can be facilitated, and stress tests can be developed allowing to get rapid feedback on the release characteristics of a specific batch. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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