Preparation and in vitro release studies of ibuprofen-loaded films and microspheres made from graft copolymers of poly(L-lactic acid) on acrylic backbones

J Control Release. 1998 Nov 13;55(2-3):171-9. doi: 10.1016/s0168-3659(98)00047-9.

Abstract

The present article describes the preparation of films of various thickness and microspheres from new resorbable graft copolymers of polyacrylic (methyl methacrylate, MMA, or methyl acrylate, MA), or polyvinylic (vinyl pyrrolidone, VP) chains and poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) side blocks charged with 15-20% of ibuprofen (IBU) (a non-steroidic antiinflammatory agent). In the case of MMA-LLA and MA-LLA graft copolymers the release of IBU in buffered solution is modulated by the flexibility of the copolymer chains in a first step of one to two days and in a second step by the diffusive properties of the system as well as by the biodegradation of the polymers. The VP-PLLA graft copolymers are highly hydrophilic and the release of IBU is modulated by the diffusion of the drug through the swollen system. Specific interactions between the IBU molecules and the pyrrolidone rings also participate in the kinetic behaviour of the release process.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acrylates / chemistry*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / administration & dosage*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / chemistry
  • Drug Carriers
  • Hydrolysis
  • Ibuprofen / administration & dosage*
  • Ibuprofen / chemistry
  • Lactic Acid / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Microspheres
  • Polyesters
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet

Substances

  • Acrylates
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Drug Carriers
  • Polyesters
  • Polymers
  • Lactic Acid
  • poly(lactide)
  • acrylic acid
  • Ibuprofen