作者: Aurelio Salerno , Javier Saurina , Concepción Domingo
DOI: 10.1016/J.IJPHARM.2015.11.012
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摘要: The manufacture of porous polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffolds containing three different drugs, namely 5-fluorouracil, nicotinamide and triflusal, was investigated in this work with the aim obtaining bioactive systems controlled drug delivery capabilities. were prepared by means a supercritical CO2 (scCO2) foaming technique optimizing loading process. This achieved dissolving drugs organic solvents miscible scCO2 mixing these drug/solvent solutions PCL powder. as mixtures further compressed to eliminate air bubbles finally processed technique. ScCO2 saturation conditions optimized create porosity within samples allow for concomitant removal solvents. Physical chemical properties scaffolds, well content profiles, studied HPLC. results study demonstrated that composition starting PCL/drug/solvent affected polymer crystallization, scaffold morphology pore structure features. Furthermore, it found efficiency depended on both initial solution solubility scCO2. Nevertheless, case highly scCO2-soluble such improved adding proper amount free inside pressure vessel. indicated release profiles mainly upon