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Feng Qiao1, Junjiang Zhang1, Jianghong Wang1
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Hospital of Stomatology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, PR China.
Abstract:
The surface physical features and chemical components of polymeric particles play an important role in drug delivery systems. In this study, PLGA blank microspheres and simvastatin-loaded PLGA microspheres with dimpled surface structure were prepared by single emulsion-solvent evaporation method in the absence of any additives. Subsequently, glutaraldehyde cross-linking was optimized for silk fibroin coating on simvastatin-loaded PLGA dimpled microspheres due to good solubility of simvastatin in alcohol. Furthermore, simvastatin release kinetics was investigated for silk-coated or plain PLGA dimpled microspheres. These drug carriers may have potential applications for alveolar ridge preservation with local delivery of simvastatin.
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