| Literature DB >> 14568403 |
Jing Zeng1, Xiaoyi Xu, Xuesi Chen, Qizhi Liang, Xinchao Bian, Lixin Yang, Xiabin Jing.
Abstract
The influences of surfactants and medical drugs on the diameter size and uniformity of electrospun poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) fibers were examined by adding various surfactants (cationic, anionic, and nonionic) and typical drugs into the PLLA solution. Significant diameter reduction and uniformity improvement were observed. It was shown that the drugs were capsulated inside of the fibers and the drug release in the presence of proteinase K followed nearly zero-order kinetics due to the degradation of the PLLA fibers. Such ultrafine fiber mats containing drugs may find clinical applications in the future.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14568403 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-3659(03)00372-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Control Release ISSN: 0168-3659 Impact factor: 9.776