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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Mater Res A. 2010 Aug;94(2):476–484. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.32724

Table I.

Solid Components of Tested Formulations

Formulations Polymer Type
(%, w/w)
%P85
w/w
%Drug Loading
Dose w/w
Varying P85

0% P85 PLGA 2A (39) 0 1
1% P85 PLGA 2A (38) 1 1
2.5% P85 PLGA 2A (36.5) 2.5 1
5% P85 PLGA 2A (34) 5 1

Varying Mw

PLGA 2A PLGA 2A (36.5) 2.5 1
PLGA 3A PLGA 3A (36.5) 2.5 1
PLGA 4A PLGA 4A (36.5) 2.5 1
PLGA 4.5A PLGA 4.5A (36.5) 2.5 1
PLGA 7E PLGA 7E (36.5) 2.5 1

Varying Loading

0.5% loading dose PLGA 2A (37) 2.5 0.5
1% loading dose PLGA 2A (36.5) 2.5 1
2% loading dose PLGA 2A (35.5) 2.5 2
5% loading dose PLGA 2A (32.5) 2.5 5

NMP solvent concentration was constant for all formulations at 60% w/w