A novel method for the preparation of biodegradable microspheres for protein drug delivery
Open Access
- 21 March 2006
- journal article
- Published by The Royal Society in Journal of The Royal Society Interface
- Vol. 3 (9), 573-582
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2006.0120
Abstract
Microspheres are potential candidates for the protein drug delivery. In this work, we prepared polymer-coated starch/bovine serum albumin (BSA) microspheres using co-axial electrohydrodynamic atomization (CEHDA). First, starch solution in dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) was prepared and then an aqueous solution of BSA was added to it to make a starch-BSA solution. Subsequently, this solution was made to flow through the inner capillary, while the polymer, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), flowed through the outer capillary. On collection, filtration and subsequent drying, near-monodisperse microspheres of 5-6microm in size were obtained. The microspheres were characterized by Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Cumulative BSA release was investigated by UV spectroscopy. BSA structure and activity was preserved in the microspheres and its release in 0.01M phosphate buffered saline (PBS) was studied over a period of 8 days. There was an initial burst with 32wt% of total BSA released in 2h. Overall 75wt% of BSA was released over a 7 day period.Keywords
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