Abstract
The Pluronic/poly(ethylene glycol) composite nanoparticles (NPs) composed of Pluronic F-68, liquid poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG; molecular weight, 400) and human growth hormone (hGH) were stabilized with the vesicle fusion. When hGH-loaded Pluronic/PEG composite NPs were mixed with vesicles in the aqueous medium, hGH-loaded Pluronic/PEG composite NPs were incorporated into vesicles to form multi-core vesicle NPs. The morphology and size distribution of multi-core vesicle NPs were observed using field emission scanning electron microscopy, cryo-transmission electron microscopy, and a particle size analyzer. When multi-core vesicle NPs were applied as a delivery system for the protein drug, a sustained release pattern of hGH was observed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 309-312 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Macromolecular Research |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2012 |
Keywords
- Human growth hormone
- Multi-core vesicle NPs
- Peptide drug
- Pluronic/PEG composite NPs
- Sustained release