論文

査読有り
2013年11月

Microfluidic Fabrication of Monodisperse Polylactide Microcapsules with Tunable Structures through Rapid Precipitation

LANGMUIR
  • Takaichi Watanabe
  • ,
  • Yukitaka Kimura
  • ,
  • Tsutomu Ono

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開始ページ
14082
終了ページ
14088
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1021/la403883a
出版者・発行元
AMER CHEMICAL SOC

We describe a versatile and facile route to the continuous production of monodisperse polylactide (PLA) microcapsules with controllable structures. With the combination of microfluidic emulsification, solvent diffusion, and internal phase separation, uniform PLA microcapsules with a perfluorooctyl bromide (PFOB) core were successfully obtained by simply diluting monodisperse ethyl acetate (EA)-in-water emulsion with pure water. Rapid extraction of EA from the droplets into the aqueous phase enabled the solidification of the polymer droplets in a nonequilibrium state during internal phase separation between a concentrated PLA/EA phase and a PFOB phase. Higher-molecular-weight PLA generated structural complexity of the microcapsules, yielding core-shell microcapsules with covered with small PFOB droplets. Removal of the PFOB via freeze drying gave hollow microcapsules with dimpled surfaces. The core-shell ratios and the diameter of these microcapsules could be finely tuned by just adjusting the concentration of PFOB and flow rates on emulsification, respectively. These biocompatible microcapsules with controllable size and structures are potentially applicable in biomedical fields such as drug delivery carriers of many functional molecules.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1021/la403883a
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000330144100012&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1021/la403883a
  • ISSN : 0743-7463
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000330144100012

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