PLGA microspheres embedded in porous biodegradable scaffold as a delivery vehicle for sustained release of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2)

Esmaiel Jabbari, Anthony V. Florschutz, Lichun Lu, Nathan Liu, Larry G. Pedersen, Diederik H.R. Kempen, Bradford L. Currier, Michael J. Yaszemski

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Abstract

The effect of poly(DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres embedded in a porous biodegradable poly(propylene fumarate) (PPF) scaffold as a delivery vehicle for sustained release of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) was investigated. PLGA with a 50/50 or 75/25 lactide to glycolide ratio and weight average molecular weight of 25 or 60 Kg/mol was used for microsphere preparation. It was observed that the kinetics of release depended on the fraction of PLGA microspheres in the scaffold. The results show that embedding the microspheres in a porous PPF scaffold significantly reduces the burst release of rhBMP-2 and released amount can be controlled by the microsphere loading.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages1133-1136
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2004
Event2004 AIChE Annual Meeting - Austin, TX, United States
Duration: Nov 7 2004Nov 12 2004

Other

Other2004 AIChE Annual Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin, TX
Period11/7/0411/12/04

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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