Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) is one of the most effective biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles (NPs). It has been approved by the US FDA to use in drug delivery systems due to controlled and sustained- release properties, low toxicity, and biocompatibility with tissue and cells. In the present review, the structure and properties of PLGA copolymers synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of DL-lactide and glicolide were characterized using 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. Methods of preparation and characterization, various surface modifications, encapsulation of diverse anticancer drugs, active or passive tumor targeting and different release mechanisms of PLGA nanoparticles are discussed. Increasing experience in the application of PLGA nanoparticles has provided a promising future for use of these nanoparticles in cancer treatment, with high efficacy and few side effects.
PLGA-based nanoparticles as cancer drug delivery systems.
Fatemeh Sadat Tabatabaei Mirakabad,Kazem Nejati-Koshki,A. Akbarzadeh,M. R. Yamchi,M. Milani,N. Zarghami,Vahideh Zeighamian,Amirbahman Rahimzadeh,Somayeh Alimohammadi,Y. Hanifehpour,S. Joo
Published 2013 in Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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2013
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
- Publication date
2013-05-22
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Medicine, Materials Science, Chemistry
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