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Controlled release of diclofenac sodium from polylactide acid-based solid dispersions prepared by hot-melt extrusion
Rong Chen1, Genlin Li1, Aichun Han1
1a The State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering , Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University , Chengdu , China.
Abstract:
In this paper, hot-melt extrusion was applied to prepare drug delivery systems using polylactide acid (PLA) as the matrix. Diclofenac sodium (DS) was used as a model drug. Polyethylene glycol (PEG, molecular weight is 6000) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) were used as the release rate modifiers. For the PLA/PEG/DS blends, the release of DS was enhanced with higher amounts of PEG and DS. After the addition of SDS to the PLA/PEG/DS blends, the dispersion of DS and PEG was significantly improved. Compared to the PLA/PEG/DS blends with the same drug loading, the drug release behavior of PLA/PEG/DS/SDS was remarkably suppressed due to the presence of SDS. And a controllable linear release of DS was achieved.
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