title: Preparation of sub-100 nm human serum albumin nanospheres using a pH-coacervation method.
abstract: Human serum albumin (HSA) nanospheres of about 100 nm diameter were prepared using a pH-coacervation method whereby acetone was added to an HSA solution (pH 9.0). The particles obtained were cross-linked by glutaraldehyde. Increasing the pH of the HSA solution resulted in a gradual rise in the particle size of the resultant nanospheres. A higher cross-linking efficiency was obtained with increased glutaraldehyde concentration and cross-linking time. No significant differences in surface properties, as determined by zeta potential measurements, were recorded between particles prepared from HSA solutions with different pH. The nanospheres were quite stable over 4 days in both phosphate buffer saline (PBS) solution (pH 7.4) and rat serum, but degraded rapidly over 6 hours when incubated in PBS solution containing trypsin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, UK.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Coombes
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Illum
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D004339:Drug Compounding; D005976:Glutaral / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008863:Microspheres; D010316:Particle Size; D051381:Rats; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D012709:Serum Albumin; D005976:Glutaral