Materials
Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
Poly(lactic co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) | Lactel | B6010-2P | Inherent Viscosity: 0.55-0.75 dl/g |
Ethyl acetate (EtAc) | Sigma | 270989 | |
Methylene chloride (DCM) | |||
Vitamin E TPGS | Sigma | 57668 | |
Poly(vinyl alcohol) | 87-89% hydrolized, 30,000-70,000 Da | ||
Equipment | |||
Sonic Dismembrator | Fisher Scientific | Model 705 | 700 W (Ultrasonicator) |
Sonicator tip | Fisher Scientific | 1/8 in | |
Vortexer | VWR | 58816-121 | |
Multiposition stirrer | Corning | MP5I | |
Ultracentrifuge | Beckman-Coulter | L8-80M | |
Fixed angle rotor | Beckman-Coulter | 50.2TI | |
Water bath sonicator | Fisher Scientific | FS30 | |
Lyophilizer | Millrock | BT85 |
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