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Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide)

lactide:glycolide (50:50), mol wt 30,000-60,000

Synonym(s):

LACTEL® B6010-2, PLGA

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
[C3H4O2]x[C2H2O2]y
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

feed ratio

lactide:glycolide (50:50)

Quality Level

mol wt

30,000-60,000

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

OCC(O)=O.CC(O)C(O)=O

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General description

Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) is a biodegradable and biocompatible polymer, which is used for drug delivery. It is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn′s disease, inflammatory lung diseases and ophthalmic inflammatory disorders. Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) functions as a potential cancer therapeutic target.

Application

Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) has been used to raise and sustain an increased lactate monomer level in the gel at a concentration relevant to dermal wounds.

Features and Benefits

Controlled release of bioactive agents, sutures and bioabsorbable implantable devices.

Physical form

Biocompatible, biodegradable polymer.

Legal Information

Lactel is a registered trademark of Evonik Corp

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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Aerobically derived lactate stimulates revascularization and tissue repair via redox mechanisms
Hunt TK, et al.
Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 9(8), 1115-1124 (2007)
Characterization of biodegradable poly (D, L-lactide-co-glycolide) polymers and microspheres
Hausberger AG and DeLuca PP
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 13(6), 747-760 (1995)
Sultan A M Saghir et al.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 9(11) (2019-11-14)
Pulmonary fibrosis is considered one of the most chronic interstitial illnesses which are not easily treated. thymoquinone's (TQ) benefits are still partly problematic due to poor water solubility; therefore, it was loaded onto PLGA-PVA carriers. This study aimed to evaluate
PLGA-based nanoparticles: an overview of biomedical applications
Danhier F, et al.
Journal of Controlled Release : Official Journal of the Controlled Release Society, 161(2), 505-522 (2012)
Habibun Nabi et al.
Parasitology research, 116(1), 359-370 (2016-10-28)
Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common zoonotic protozoal diseases. Recent advances in biotechnology have produced recombinant protein, which are immunogenic, and progress in nano-pharmaceutics has generated encapsulated protein in nanospheres, which are suitable for vaccine delivery. DNA was extracted

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