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ArticleBiotechnology journal2018

Tuning the Size of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic Acid) (PLGA) Nanoparticles Fabricated by Nanoprecipitation.

Wei Huang, Chenming Zhang

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Article in Biotechnology journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers.

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74 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Wei HuangBiological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Chenming ZhangBiological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6770-5334

Funding

Development of novel vaccines against drug abuse - Proof of concept study for vacR21DA030083 · NIDA · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI ZHANG, CHENMING M · 2011 to 2012
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NIDA NIH HHS R21 DA030083
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polymeric nanoparticles (PNPs) are promising drug carriers in cancer treatment. Size of the particles has a significant impact on drug loading, in vivo distribution, extravasation, intratumor diffusion and cell uptake, and thus is critical for the successful development of a drug delivery regime. However, methods for manufacturing PNPs of defined size are yet to be established. The goal of this study is to establish a method that can be used to fabricate PNPs with controlled size. The factors that could impact the size of PNPs fabricated by nano-precipitation are systematically investigated. The factors studied include polymer concentration, organic solvent, temperature, aqueous phase ionic strength, organic phase injection rate, aqueous phase agitation rate, gauge of the needles, and final polymer concentration. Polymer concentration, the choice of organic solvent, temperature, and the ionic strength of the aqueous phase are shown to have a significant impact on the size of PNPs, and the effect of these factors can be attributed to a single parameter, the diffusion coefficient of the solvent in water, D

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Drug Delivery SystemsLactic AcidNanoparticlesNanotechnologyParticle SizePolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerSolventsLactic AcidPolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerSolventsbioprocessnano-precipitationparticle sizePLGApolymeric nanoparticles

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PMID28941234
PMCPMC5924600

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