Article
  • Fabrication of PLGA/Dextran Double-Layered Microspheres by Oil-in-Water Solvent Evaporation Method
  • Ko JT, Lee JH, Lee CR, Shin HS, Yuk SH, Kim MS, Khang G, Rhee JM, Lee HB
  • O/W 용매 증발법을 이용한 PLGA와 덱스트란의 이중층 미립구 제조
  • 고종태, 이재호, 이창래, 신형식, 육순홍, 김문석, 강길선, 이종문, 이해방
Abstract
Double-layered spheres play an important role in controlling drug delivery for pharmaceutical application, because of the low initial burst compared with single-layered spheres and targetable delivery to specific organ, But it has drawback in loading drug and controlling size. In this study, we developed double-layered spheres using relatively simple oil-in-water (O/W) solvent evaporation method with/without ultrasonication and investigated the size variation of the double-layered microspheres on the contents of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA). Double-layered spheres were characterized by scanning elecron microscope (SEM), camscope, and confocal fluorescence laser microscope (CFLM). Double-layered spheres showed smooth surfaces and obvious difference between core and corona by SEM observation and camscope. We observed the fluorescent core in the double-walled spheres composed of FITC-dextran and PLGA using CFLM. It was found that the core of the microsphere was dextran and the corona of the fabricate microsphere was PLGA. Also, the more PLGA concentration, the more the size of the fabricating double-layered sphere observed.

이중층 미립구는 단일층 미립구에 비해서 낮은 초기 방출량과 국소 지향성, 및 약물 방출량 제어 등의 장점을 갖고 있다. 그러나 포접 방식이 까다롭고 2단계 이상의 제조 과정이 필요하며 특히 미립구 제조 시 크기 조절이 어렵다는 단점을 갖고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 락타이드글리콜라이드 공중합체(PLGA)와 덱스트란의 서로 다른 고분자를 초고주파 분쇄 유무에 따른 수중유형(O/W) 용매 증발법을 이용하여 이중층 미립구를 제조하였다. 또한 PLGA의 농도에 따라 미립구 크기의 변화를 연구하였다. 이중층 미립구는 전자주사현미경, 동초점 형광 레이저현미경(CFLM), 캠스코프를 이용하여 조사하였다. 제조된 이중층 미립구의 외부층이 매끄러운 구형의 형태를 나타냄을 확인할 수 있었으며, 절단시 내부층과 외부층의 형태를 확실히 구분할 수 있었다. 이에 외부층과 내부층의 구성 물질을 확인하고자 플루오르신-5-이소시아네이트-덱스트란(FITC-덱스트란)을 이용해 CFLM을 관찰한 결과 형광을 띠는 덱스트란으로 구성된 내부층과 형광을 띠지 않는 PLGA 외부층을 관찰하였다. 또한 PLGA의 함량에 따른 미립구의 크기는 전체적으로 증가하는 경향을 확인하였다. 이와 같은 결과로부터 비교적 간단한 수중유형 용매 증발법을 이용하여 PLGA와 덱스트란의 이중층 미립구의 제조가 가능함을 확인할 수 있었다.

Keywords: double-layered microspheres; PLGA; dextran; O/W; ultrasonication

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  • Polymer(Korea) 폴리머
  • Frequency : Bimonthly(odd)
    ISSN 0379-153X(Print)
    ISSN 2234-8077(Online)
    Abbr. Polym. Korea
  • 2022 Impact Factor : 0.4
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This Article

  • 2005; 29(6): 543-548

    Published online Nov 25, 2005

  • Received on Feb 3, 2005
  • Accepted on Sep 28, 2005