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Degradation of PLA, PLGA homo‐ and copolymers in the presence of serum albumin: a spectroscopic investigation
Author(s) -
Çatıker E,
Gümüşderelioğlu M,
Güner A
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0126(200007)49:7<728::aid-pi443>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - plga , polymer , bovine serum albumin , degradation (telecommunications) , polymer chemistry , copolymer , solvent , lactide , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , gravimetric analysis , polymer degradation , gel permeation chromatography , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , chemical structure , casting , serum albumin , materials science , chromatography , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , biochemistry , telecommunications , computer science , engineering , composite material , in vitro
Poly( D,L ‐lactide‐ co ‐glycolide) samples with different glycolide contents, ie 85:15, 75:25 and 50:50 mole ratios of lactide to glycolide, and poly( L ‐lactide) were obtained from a commercial source. Polymer films of 15 µm thickness were prepared by a solvent‐casting method. Degradation studies were conducted at 37 °C in pH 7.4 phosphate buffered saline and in bovine serum albumin solution. The degradation behaviour of the films was followed by UV and FTIR spectrophotometry and viscometric and gravimetric measurements. Spectroscopic investigations showed that during the first month of degradation, both the chain length and the chain chemical structure changed, especially in the presence of bovine serum albumin. The short chains are attributed to the formation of new ester groups; however, the end‐groups may be aldehyde‐ or ketone‐like structures. While the intrinsic viscosities of all polymers decreased continuously after being exposed to the degradation media, insignificant mass loss occurred during the experimental investigation. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry