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Research Article

Different ratios of lactide and glycolide in PLGA affect the surface property and protein delivery characteristics of the PLGA microspheres with hydrophobic additives

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Pages 15-27 | Received 28 Feb 2005, Accepted 10 Jun 2005, Published online: 08 Oct 2008

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