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. 2012 Jun 6;14(6):920. doi: 10.1007/s11051-012-0920-7

Table 3.

Lactic acid release from PLA NPs after 14 days of incubation with different salt solutions

Solution Lactic acid (ppm) PLA converted to lactic acid (%)
Water 8 ± 2 1.6 ± 0.4
0.9 % Sodium chloride 12 ± 3 2.4 ± 0.6
5 % Dextrose 12 ± 2 2.4 ± 0.4
5 mM Phosphate buffered solution, pH 7.4 19 ± 4 3.8 ± 0.8