METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF POLYMERIC MICELLE VIA PHASE SEPARATION OF BLOCK COPOLYMER

摘要

A method for preparing a biodegradable polymeric micellar composition using liquid polyethylene glycol as a phase separation medium comprising mixing an effective amount of a hydrophobic drug, an amphiphilic block copolymer and a phase separation medium comprising liquid poly(ethylene glycol), stirring and heating to give a solution; cooling and stirring the solution until it forms a polymeric micelle by phase separation; diluting the polymeric micelle solution in distilled water and then dialyzing it against excess water to remove the liquid polyethylene glycol; and freeze-drying the dialyzed aqueous solution to give a polymeric micellar composition in a powdered state.