Low temperature incorporation of bovine serum albumin into a bead formed macroporous hydrophilic polymer matrix with potential for sustained release.
A process of freeze-thaw polymerization involving the low temperature photopolymerization of a mixed solution of monomers and bovine serum albumin around frozen ice crystals has been used to generate a bead formed macroporous hydrophilic matrix with potential for sustained release. Beads over the size range 100-3000 microns were fabricated with surface and internal pores of between 0.7-2.6 microns whose diameter could be controlled by manipulation of the monomers to solvent ratio. Increasing both the proportion of monomers in the monomer solution and the percentage of BSA incorporated reduced the EWC of beads. The BSA release profile was characterized by an initial burst followed by a lower but sustained release lasting up to 1 month. The total cumulative release of BSA and the proportion of the incorporated BSA load subsequently released were both reduced in physiological saline compared with distilled water but enhanced by freeze drying, mild agitation and incubation at 37 degrees C.
Atkins
T W
TW
Pharmaceutical Sciences Institute, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
McCallion
R L
RL
Tighe
B J
BJ
D003080:Cold Temperature; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008863:Microspheres; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis
D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011108:Polymers; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine