Microencapsulation of curcumin in PLGA microcapsules by coaxial flow focusing

Fan Lei; Ting Si; Xisheng Luo; Ronald X. Xu

doi:10.1117/12.2041072

7 March 2014 Microencapsulation of curcumin in PLGA microcapsules by coaxial flow focusing

Fan Lei, Ting Si, Xisheng Luo, Ronald X. Xu

Proceedings Volume 8956, Reporters, Markers, Dyes, Nanoparticles, and Molecular Probes for Biomedical Applications VI; 89560J (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2041072
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2014, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Curcumin-loaded PLGA microcapsules are fabricated by a liquid-driving coaxial flow focusing device. In the process, a stable coaxial cone-jet configuration is formed under the action of a coflowing liquid stream and the coaxial liquid jet eventually breaks up into microcapsules because of flow instability. This process can be well controlled by adjusting the flow rates of three phases including the driving PVA water solution, the outer PLGA ethyl acetate solution and the inner curcumin propylene glycol solution. Confocal and SEM imaging methods clearly indicate the core-shell structure of the resultant microcapsules. The encapsulation rate of curcumin in PLGA is measured to be more than 70%, which is much higher than the tranditional methods such as emulsion. The size distribution of resultant microcapsules under different conditions is presented and compared. An in vitro release simulation platform is further developed to verify the feasibility and reliability of the method.

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Fan Lei, Ting Si, Xisheng Luo, and Ronald X. Xu "Microencapsulation of curcumin in PLGA microcapsules by coaxial flow focusing", Proc. SPIE 8956, Reporters, Markers, Dyes, Nanoparticles, and Molecular Probes for Biomedical Applications VI, 89560J (7 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2041072

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