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Current Trends in Polymer Science   Volumes    Volume 15 
Abstract
Porous polylactide particles regulated by phase separation
Takahiko Nakaoki, Tsunehiko Nakasugi
Pages: 37 - 43
Number of pages: 7
Current Trends in Polymer Science
Volume 15 

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ABSTRACT
 
Porous poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) particles was produced through the phase separation process of PLLA/o-dichlorobenzene and diethylphthalate systems. The turbid system was obtained from a homogeneous solution of PLLA/o-dichlorobenzene. Spherulites were formed during the phase separation process, and most of the solvent was bound in the spherulites. The cluster radius of the solvent bound in the spherulites was a few tens nm. The solvent was extracted by immersing in methanol, and then the particles were obtained. The nanopores were formed after the solvent was extracted. The particle size was regulated from 100 µm to 700 µm, depending on the quenching temperature. The particles have a macroporous structure, with a mesh size of a few µm. The quenching temperature has a strong effect on the porous morphology, which is essentially regulated by the crystallization of PLLA. As a result, it was shown that the porous PLLA particles consist not only of macropores measuring a few µm, but also of nanopores measuring a few tens nm. For the PLLA/diethylphthalate system, the porous particles were obtained by the same procedure. However the particle size was much smaller than that formed by an o-dichlorobenzene solution.
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