title: Biodegradable nanoparticles made from polylactide-grafted dextran copolymers.
abstract: Polysaccharide-covered polyester nanoparticles were prepared using the emulsion/solvent evaporation process. The core of the nanoparticles was made either of PLA or of a blend of polylactide and polylactide-grafted dextran copolymer in various proportions. The surface of the nanoparticles was covered by dextran chains via the use of water-soluble polylactide-grafted dextrans as polymeric stabilizers during the emulsification step. The characteristics of the nanoparticles (size, surface coverage, thickness of superficial layer, colloidal stability) were correlated to the structural parameters (length and number of polylactide grafts) of the copolymers as well as to their surface active properties. The complete biodegradability of the nanoparticles was evaluated by considering the rate of hydrolysis of polylactide grafts in phosphate buffer and the rate of enzymatic degradation of dextran backbone by dextranase.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Macromoléculaire, UMR 7568, CNRS-Nancy-University, ENSIC, BP 20451, 54001 Nancy cedex, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nouvel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Raynaud
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marie
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dellacherie
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Six
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Durand
mesh_terms: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000737:chemistry*; D003910:Dextranase / Q000378:metabolism; D003911:Dextrans / Q000737:chemistry*; D005079:Excipients; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008422:Materials Testing; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D003911:Dextrans; D005079:Excipients; D011091:Polyesters; C033616:poly(lactide); D003910:Dextranase