MICROENCAPSULATION USING POLY(DL-LACTIC ACID) .1. EFFECT OF PREPARATIVE VARIABLES ON THE MICROCAPSULE CHARACTERISTICS AND RELEASE KINETICS

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JALIL, R [1 ]
NIXON, JR [1 ]
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[1] UNIV LONDON,KINGS COLL LONDON,CHELSEA DEPT PHARM,MANRESA RD,LONDON SW3 6LX,ENGLAND
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10.3109/02652049009021836
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O69 [应用化学];
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081704 ;
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Poly(DL-lactic acid) (DL-PLA, molecular weight 20 500) microcapsules containing phenobarbitone (PB) as a reference core were prepared using a water/oil (W/O) emulsion system. Surface morphology, particle size and 'encapsulation efficiency> of the microcapsules prepared using different preparative variables have been investigated. Buffer pH 9 was used as a dissolution medium to determine the affect of preparative variables on the release rate from these microcapsules. With an increase in temperature of evaporation the microcapsule surface became increasingly irregular and porous, due to deposition of phenobarbitone crystals near the vicinity of the microcapsule surface leading to rapid release of the core. The normalized release rate was found to increase exponentially with an increase in the temperature of evaporation. Microcapsule morphology was also severely affected due to differences in polymer concentration in the disperse phase solvent. With the increase in polymer concentration, the microcapsule surface was found to be increasingly irregular and non-continuous, due to rapid precipitation of the polymer. Increased polymer concentrations also increased mean microcapsule diameter. The release rate increased with the increase in polymer concentration due to surface defects and did not exhibit a straight line correlation. When core loading was very high (e.g. C:P, 2:1 and 1:1), crystals of phenobarbitone appeared at the surface and these caused a very rapid burst effect. However, microcapsules containing a lower phenobarbitone content were found to follow t1/2 dependent release. The encapsulation efficiency was not seriously affected due to variations in temperature of preparation and polymer concentration. However, with the decrease in initial core loading the encapsulation efficiency of microcapsules was found to be reduced. © 1990 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted.
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