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Research Article

Preparation, characterization, and optimization of pancreas-targeted 5-Fu loaded magnetic bovine serum albumin microspheres

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Pages 140-145 | Received 18 Jul 2006, Accepted 30 Nov 2006, Published online: 08 Oct 2008
 

Abstract

The magnetic bovine serum albumin (BSA) microspheres (MS) were prepared by emulsification/solidification method. In this experiment, two kinds of magnetic MS, e.g. BSA MS and PEG-incorporated BSA microspheres (PMS) were prepared. The obtained MS were characterized by Malvern laser particle sizer and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The obtained MS were spherical and about 1.3 μm in size. The magnetic responsivity and in vitro release behavior of these MS were studied in detail. The in vivo distribution and targeting delivery of 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) magnetic MS after artery administration were studied in rat. The results showed that PMS could efficiently delivery 5-Fu to the targeted site compared with BSA MS without PEG MS and free drug.

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† This work was partly financially supported by Sichuan Key Project of Science and Technology (06(05SG022-021-02)), GuiZhou Key Project of Science and Technology and Chinese Key Basic Research Program (2004CB518800 and 2004CB518807).

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