明胶微球粒径控制的研究

采用乳化-凝聚法,在油包水(w/o)的体系中对明胶微球(GMs)粒径、微球的形态和分散性等进行了研究.扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和粒径分布曲线的结果表明在乳化体系中,提高明胶溶液的浓度或水油比例,明胶微球的粒径增大;增加乳化剂的用量,微球的粒径减小;选择合适的乳化时间和搅拌速率,可以改善微球的分散性和表面光滑程度.同时,通过调控实验条件,在明胶溶液浓度0.100 g/mL,水油比1/5,乳化剂浓度0.05g/mL时研制出了平均粒径为3.58μm的表面光滑、分散性好的明胶微球.     

Encapsulation and characterization of flurbiprofen loaded poly(є-caprolactone)–poly(vinylpyrrolidone) blend micropheres by solvent evaporation method

Flurbiprofen loaded PCL/PVP blend microspheres were prepared by o/w solvent evaporation method using various concentrations of gelatin as emulsifying agent. Microsphere recovery decreased with a decrease in the concentration of the emulsifier in the dispersion. Encapsulation efficiency and drug loading of microspheres increased with decrease in concentration of emulsifying agent. Hydration rate, encapsulation efficiency and drug loading of microspheres increased with increase in concentration of PVP. Rheological properties showed free flowing nature of microspheres. SEM (Scanning electron microscope) revealed microspheres were discrete, spherical and became porous with decrease in concentration of emulsifying agent but smooth with higher concentration of emulsifying agent. FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) spectra of pure and encapsulated flurbiprofen in all formulation showed no significant difference in characteristic peaks, suggesting stability of flurbiprofen during encapsulation process. X-RD (X-ray powder diffractometry) of pure flurbiprofen shows sharp peaks, which decreases on encapsulation, indicating dispersion at molecular level and hence decrease in the crystallinity of drug in microspheres. Microspheres showed an enteric nature at pH 1.2 and a sustained release pattern at pH 6.8. Rapid drug release was observed in microspheres with higher concentration of PVP (polyvinylpyrrolidone), PVP acts as channeling agent. Formulation with low concentration of emulsifying agent also showed a fast release due to porous structure. Drug release kinetics followed zero order at pH 1.2 while at pH 6.8 Higuchi model was best fitted and was found non fickian.     

Particle Formation by Emulsion Inversion Method: Effect of the Stirring Speed on Inversion and Formation of Spherical Particles

Summery: Phase inversion emulsification technique was employed in this work as a practical method to form epoxy particles. The effect of stirring speed on the inversion behaviour and the morphological aspects of the resulting solid epoxy particles are investigated. Emulsion inversion was induced by increasing the amount of initially dispersed deionized water in the presence of a non-ionic block copolymer surfactant at a fixed concentration. The process of inversion was followed by monitoring the variations in the rotational speed of the stirrer caused by the viscosity variations of the emulsifying system throughout the process. It was shown that the mixing speed plays an important role in controlling the size and size distribution of the resulting emulsion particles. Below a critical stirring speed, spherical particles could not be formed and the inversion process resulted in macroscopically non-homogeneous multi shape structures. Fully spherical particles were formed above this critical speed. Further increase in the rotational speed of the mixer, significantly reduced the size of these spherical particles with a wide and random size distributions controlled and considerably narrowed by the stirring speed. Dynamic light scattering analysis and scanning electron microscopy were used to study the particle size and size distributions. In addition, study of the rotational speed variations of the stirrer, which is directly related to the viscosity changes of the emulsifying system, revealed that a correlation between the physical aspects of the inversion behaviour and the viscosity changes during the emulsion inversion process could be established.     

影响环氧树脂E-44相反转乳化的因素

研究了乳化剂的HLB值、乳化剂浓度、乳化温度、搅拌强度对环氧树脂E-44相反转乳化中临界含水量Rf值与乳状液稳定性的影响,探讨了环氧树脂E-44相反转机理。实验结果表明环氧树脂E-44从W/O向O/W相反转的发生与乳化剂的HLB值与浓度、乳化温度、搅拌强度等因素都有关,其Rf值随着乳化条件的不同是动态变化的。     

Carnauba wax microparticles produced by melt dispersion technique

Melt dispersion technique was investigated for carnauba wax microparticles production. Microbeads with spherical shape and narrow size distribution were produced. The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of significant process variables (initial wax concentration, stirring speed, stirring time, and surfactants) on sphericity, size distribution, and morphological properties of wax microparticles. Optimal conditions were evaluated on the basis of particle size distribution and visual analysis. Surface morphology of microparticles was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Effects of process conditions on the size distribution of particles were evaluated by sieve analysis. Main purpose of these investigations was to apply optimized parameters to aroma encapsulation for their use in food and feed industry.     

新型光固化环氧丙烯酸酯乳液的制备及其防腐性能研究

将环氧树脂和非离子型表面活性剂在一定温度下与丙烯酸反应合成出改性环氧丙烯酸酯树脂,再利用相反转乳化法制备得到光固化水性环氧乳液。对该反应的原料种类、反应条件、以及乳化工艺进行了优化研究,并对不同条件下得到的乳液进行了综合性能评价。着重考察了环氧树脂的种类以及光引发剂的种类对乳液粒径、清漆膜电化学防腐性能和耐盐雾性能的影响。结果表明:选取环氧树脂E20,光引发剂IRGACURE651,酯化反应温度为105℃,反应时间3h,乳化温度为25℃~30℃,搅拌速度为800r/min时,制得的乳液稳定性和漆膜性能(包括漆膜的力学性能、电化学防腐性能和耐盐雾性能)最佳。     

乳状液膜体系分离提取铜离子

以Span80-对氨基苯磺酸(APS)-NH3液膜体系分离提取Cu2+。最佳分离条件为:制乳搅拌速度3500r/min,制乳时间及乳水混合时间分别为10min和20min,乳水比和油内比分别为0.38和0.44,APS、Span80和液体石蜡浓度分别为11%、4.4%和2.2%,内相NH3和外相HCl浓度分别为4.0mol/L和0.5mol/L。用该体系分离提取了模拟样中的Cu2+。     

环氧树脂水基分散体系的相反转乳化

以聚乙二醇－邻苯二甲酸酐－环氧树脂Ｅ－４４多元嵌段共聚体为乳化剂,将环氧树脂Ｅ－４乳化成水包油的稳定水基乳液。用乳液体系电导率和粘度的变化表征了相反转乳化过程。研究了乳化剂浓度、三元多嵌段共聚体中亲水嵌段分子量和乳化温度对相反转乳化过程的影响。实验结果表明,体系在较高乳化剂浓度（９．１％）下为完全相反转,在低乳化剂浓度（４．１％）下为不完全相反转。相反转时水与环氧树脂Ｅ－４４的重量比值随乳化剂浓度     

The effect of glycolic acid monomer ratio on the emulsifying activity of PLGA in preparation of protein-loaded SLN

Our previous work demonstrated that lactic/glycolic acid copolymer (PLGA) was an efficient emulsifier for the primary w/o emulsion in the formulation of protein-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) by w/o/w double emulsion-solvent evaporation technique. In this work, the effect of PLGA composition on the emulsifying activity was studied with PLGA of different lactic/glycolic acid ratios (90/10, 75/25, 50/50). The results demonstrated that the glycolic acid monomer ratio significantly affected the emulsifying activity of PLGA. Increasing the glycolic acid monomer ratio from 10% to 50% decreased the minimum PLGA content needed to produce stable w/o emulsions. With same PLGA contents, increase of the glycolic acid monomer ratio increased the stable time of the w/o emulsion, yielded smaller and narrower-distributed SLN, and enhanced the encapsulation efficiency and loading capacity.     

胆甾相液晶微胶囊制备与表征

为了实现液晶的分散和保护,开展了胆甾相液晶的包覆研究。通过扫描电镜和激光粒度仪等分析手段探究了液晶微胶囊的形貌及粒径分布范围,利用傅里叶变换红外光谱确认了液晶微胶囊的组成,通过偏光显微镜研究液晶微胶囊在加热前后的光学特性。当原料投入比为5∶4、剪切速率为7000r/min、剪切时间为10min、乳化剂HSMA用量为5mL时,所制备胆甾相液晶微胶囊具有单分散性好、显色性优、耐高温能力强等优点,可以制成热致变色液晶膜。     

Factors affecting the loading efficiency of water-soluble drugs in PLGA microspheres

Poly(lactide-co-glycolide), PLGA, microspheres containing blue dextran as a hydrophilic model drug were prepared by a solvent evaporation method from w/o/w emulsions using a micro homogenizer. Effects of surfactant concentration in oil phase, stirring time period and stirring rate in the preparation procedure of primary emulsion (w/o) upon drug-loading efficiency were evaluated. Stirring rate during preparation of primary emulsion and surfactant concentration in oil phase affected drug-loading efficiency and the particle size of primary emulsion. Microspheres having the higher drug-loading efficiency were obtained when size differences between the primary emulsions and the secondary ones were large. That is, when the diameter of the primary emulsion is much smaller than that of the secondary emulsion, PLGA microspheres with high-loading efficiency of blue dextran were obtained.     

Inverse emulsion polymerization of acrylamide. I. Contribution to the study of some mechanistic aspects

The inverse emulsion polymerization of aqueous solution of acrylamide in toluene has been studied at 40°C using a blend of surfactants as emulsifying system and oil soluble azo initiators. The azo compound partition between the phases has been measured and the effects of their nature and concentration on the polymerization kinetics have been investigated. The influence of other parameters on the kinetics and particle size of the inverse latex have also been investigated: the nature and amount of the emulsifier system, the stirring rate, and the presence of oil-soluble inhibitor. The particle-size analysis using electron microscopy or dynamic light-scattering methods showed the presence of two populations of particles in the initial monomer emulsion and in the final inverse latex: one with very tiny particles (20 nm diam) and the other with larger particles (80–400 nm diam) which is highly polydispersed. The average size of these large particles undergoes a sharp decrease at a certain percent conversion depending upon the stirring rate. The evolution of the particle size distribution may result from a balance between coalescence and dispersion of the emulsion droplets under the effect of prevailing shear rate due to agitation. Concerning the initiation process, the very low solubility of the azo compound in the aqueous solution, together with the effect of the stirring rate and the presence of an oil-soluble inhibitor on the polymerization kinetics lead to the conclusion that most of the initiaton originates from the capture of radicals or oligomeric radicals produced in the oil phase or in the interfacial layer.     

Controlled release properties of Chitosan encapsulated volatile Citronella Oil microcapsules by thermal treatments

This research uses modified orifice method to prepare the O/W type Chitosan encapsulated volatile Citronella Oil microcapsules. In this article, we investigated the forming condition of microcapsules and the influence to sustained release effect of volatile Citronella Oil by applying thermal pretreatment to microcapsules. The results suggest that the forming of microcapsules should be processed under the fundamental conditions of: (1) the concentration of Chitosan is at least 0.2 wt%, (2) NaOH is greater than 0.1 wt%, and (3) with the additive of coconut oil as natural surfactant, so that we could obtain final product of microcapsules with better formation and dispersion. The changes in concentration of Chitosan will affect the encapsulation efficiency of the volatile Citronella Oil. When the concentrations of Chitosan are 0.5%, 1.0% and 1.5%, the encapsulation efficiencies are 98.2%, 95.8% and 94.7%, respectively. The particle size of Chitosan microcapsules would decrease as the emulsification stirring speed increases. When the stirring speeds are 400 rpm, 800 rpm, and 1500 rpm, the average particle sizes of microcapsules produced are 225 ± 24 μm, 131 ± 20 μm, and 11 ± 3 μm, respectively. If the microcapsules were thermal pretreated at 80 °C, the structure of Chitosan wall membrane would shrink and thus achieve the effect of sustained release. The sustaining effect would increase along with treatment time increases.     

Formulation and Optimization of Alkaline Extracted Ispaghula Husk Microscopic Reservoirs of Isoniazid by Box-Behnken Statistical Design

The main objective of the present work was to formulate and optimize a microparticulate sustained release drug delivery system of isoniazid by using a novel, alkaline extracted ispaghula husk as a polymer. Isoniazid microspheres of alkaline extracted ispaghula husk were prepared by emulsification internal ionic gelation method. Results of preliminary trials indicated that the polymer concentration, cross-linking agent and stirring speed had a noticeable effect on size and surface morphology. A four-factor three-level Box-Behnken design was employed to study the effect of independent variables on dependent variables. The particle size and entrapment efficiency varied from 30.75 to 61.78 µm and 62.27% to 85.80% respectively, depending on the polymer concentration, concentration of cross-linker and stirring speed. Optimized microspheres batch based on point prediction tool of design software exhibited 83.43% drug entrapment and 51.53 µm particle size with 97.80% and 96.37% validity, respectively at the following conditions: sodium alginate (3.55% w/v), alkaline extracted ispaghula husk (3.60% w/v), cross-linker concentration (7.82% w/v), and stirring speed (1200 rpm). The optimized formulation showed controlled drug release for more than 12 hours. The drug release followed Higuchi kinetics via a non-Fickian diffusion.     

Mono-dispersed cross-linked polystyrene micro-spheres prepared by seed swelling polymerization method

A two-step swelling procedure was adopted to synthesize mono-dispersed and highly cross-linked poly (St-divinylbenzene) particles with PSt micro-spheres (1.80 μm in diameter). The PSt micro-spheres were prepared by a dispersion polymerization method and used as seeds. The effects of monomer concentration, ratio of ethanol to water, swelling reagents, crosslinking reagents, swelling temperature and agitation speed on particle size were investigated in detail. The morphologies and size distributions of these micro-spheres were examined by SEM and particle size analysis (PSA). The T _g of the micro-spheres was measured by DSC. The results indicate that the particles (6.20 μm in diameter) exhibit excellent mono dispersed property and high crosslinking degree when the concentration of the swelling reagent was 25%, the concentration of the crosslinking reagents was 23%, the swelling temperature was 30°C and the stirring speed was 150 r/min. __________ Translated from Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2007, 24(11): 1289–1294     

Colon specific chitosan microspheres for chronotherapy of chronic stable angina

In the present work, chitosan microspheres with a mean diameter between 6.32 μm and 9.44 μm, were produced by emulsion cross-linking of chitosan, and tested for chronotherapy of chronic stable angina. Aiming at developing a suitable colon specific strategy, diltiazem hydrochloride (DTZ) was encapsulated in the microspheres, following Eudragit S-100 coating by solvent evaporation technique, exploiting the advantages of microbiological properties of chitosan and pH dependent solubility of Eudragit S-100. Different microsphere formulations were prepared varying the ratio DTZ:chitosan (1:2 to 1:10), stirring speed (1000-2000 rpm), and the concentration of emulsifier Span 80 (0.5-1.5% (w/v)). The effect of these variables on the particle size and encapsulation parameters (production yield (PY), loading capacity (LC), encapsulation efficiency (EE)) was evaluated to develop an optimized formulation. In vitro release study of non-coated chitosan microspheres in simulated gastrointestinal (GI) fluid exhibited a burst release pattern in the first hour, whereas Eudragit S-100 coating allowed producing systems of controlled release diffusion fitting to the Higuchi model, and thus suitable for colon-specific drug delivery. DSC analysis indicated that DTZ was dispersed within the microspheres matrix. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the microspheres were spherical and had a smooth surface. Chitosan biodegradability was proven by the enhanced release rate of DTZ in presence of rat caecal contents.     

Study of the formation of biodegradable polycaprolactone particles using solvent evaporation method

Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL), an aliphatic polyester paved the way in the formation of biodegradable and biocompatible polymer particles in tissue engineering and drug delivery applications. The factors affecting in the preparation of PCL particles such as influences of the concentration of PCL, molecular weight and concentration of poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) stabilizer, and the reaction time on the characteristics of PCL particles were investigated. In the fabrication of PCL particles, size, morphology and stability of the polymer particles were tailored by varying the type and concentration of the stabilizer to the polymer, reaction time and stirring speed of the reaction. Additionally, formation of particles was also related to the amount of PCL and PVP concentration. The PCL particles possessed a spherical shape with the size ranges of 5-20 micron and stability increases with higher concentration of PVP while coagulation observed when PCL particles prepared with the low concentration of PVP. The change in the morphology and sizes of the PCL particle at different reaction conditions were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis.     

甲胺基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐微胶囊的制备与表征

以三聚氰胺-甲醛树脂为壁材,采用原位聚合法制备了甲胺基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐微胶囊,研究了三聚氰胺与甲醛的质量比、芯壁比、乳化剂、搅拌速度与时间、pH值、温度等因素对微胶囊形成的影响,对制备的微胶囊进行了表征,测定了甲维盐微胶囊化前后的光解率。结果表明,三聚氰胺与甲醛质量比为1∶2、芯材与壁材质量比为3∶2、以质量分数1%羟乙基纤维素(HEC)为乳化剂、在1000r/min搅拌速度下、pH=5.0和50℃保温2h可制备出形貌较好、平均粒径4.4μm的甲维盐微胶囊。红外光谱分析证明,甲维盐已完全被包覆在微胶囊中。紫外分光光度法测定其缓释性能良好。光解实验表明,微胶囊化可有效降低甲维盐原药的光解。     

Microemulsion polymerization of styrene in the presence of a cationic emulsifier

The principal subject discussed in the current paper is the radical polymerization of styrene in the three- and four component microemulsions stabilized by a cationic emulsifier. Polymerization in the o/w microemulsion is a new polymerization technique which allows to prepare the polymer latexes with the very high particle interface area and narrow particle size distribution. Polymers formed are very large with a very broad molecular weight distribution. In emulsion and microemulsion polymerizations, the reaction takes place in a large number of isolated loci dispersed in the continuous aqueous phase. However, in spite of the similarities between emulsion and microemulsion polymerization, there are large differences caused by the much larger amount of emulsifier in the latter process. In the emulsion polymerization there are three rate intervals. In the microemulsion polymerization only two reaction rate intervals are commonly detected: first, the polymerization rate increases rapidly with the reaction time and then decreases steadily. Essential features of microemulsion polymerization are as follows: (1) polymerization proceeds under non-stationary state conditions; (2) size and particle concentration increases throughout the course of polymerization; (3) chain-transfer to monomer/exit of transferred monomeric radical/radical re-entry events are operative; and (4) molecular weight is independent of conversion and distribution of resulting polymer is very broad. The number of microdroplets or monomer-starved micelles at higher conversion is high and they persist throughout the reaction. The high emulsifier/water ratio ensures that the emulsifier is undissociated and can penetrate into the microdroplets. The presence of a large amount of emulsifier strongly influences the reaction kinetics and the particle nucleation. The mixed mode particle nucleation is assumed to govern the polymerization process. At low emulsifier concentration the micellar nucleation is dominant while at a high emulsifier concentration the interaction-like homogeneous nucleation is operative. Furthermore, the paper is focused on the initiation and nucleation mechanisms, location of initiation locus, and growth and deactivation of latex particles. Furthermore, the relationship between kinetic and molecular weight parameters of the microemulsion polymerization process and colloidal (water/particle interface) parameters is discussed. In particular, we follow the effect of initiator and emulsifier type and concentration on the polymerization process. Besides, the effects of monomer concentration and additives are also evaluated.     

Aripiprazole Loaded Polymeric Biodegradable Microspheres: Formulation and In Vitro Characterization

In the present study, we attempted to prepare biodegradable microspheres of polylactic acid containing aripiprazole in order to achieve its controlled release profile suitable for parenteral administration. Biodegradable microspheres were prepared by solvent evaporation method using methylene dichloride as a solvent. The optimization of various formulation variables (e.g., stirring speed, and polymer:drug ratio, stabilizer concentration) to obtain spherical particles was also investigated. The optimized product was further characterized for various in vitro attributes, such as particle size and its distribution, encapsulation efficiency, surface properties, percentage yield, and in vitro release. Changing the ratio of polymer, stabilizers, and leaching agent (sodium chloride) affected the entrapment efficiency and release rate of aripiprazole. The release quantum was 88.41% when stirring rate was 2000 rpm and it was further increased to 94.65% when stirring speed was increased to 3000 rpm (Formulation E). Drug entrapment of microspheres was increased by increasing the concentration of PVP and maximum entrapment (62.35%) was obtained at 4% concentration of PVP (Formulation E). Spherical particles with good surface characteristics were obtained at stirring rate 3000 rpm and drug:polymer ratio 1:10.