Microparticles of Sericin-Dextran Conjugate for Improving the Solubility of Antiviral Drug
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Part
2.1. Materials
2.2. Measurements
2.3. Preparation of Sericin-Dextran Conjugate
2.4. Microparticles Preparation
2.5. In Vitro Release
2.6. Solubility Study
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Preparation of Sericin-Dextran Conjugate
3.2. Effect of Concentration on Microspheres’ Forming
3.3. Effect of Solvents on Microparticles
3.4. Solubility Study
3.5. In Vitro Release
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Chen, S.; Feng, X.; Li, X.; Liu, M.; Gao, W.; Miao, Q.; Wu, H. Microparticles of Sericin-Dextran Conjugate for Improving the Solubility of Antiviral Drug. J. Funct. Biomater. 2023, 14, 292. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb14060292
Chen S, Feng X, Li X, Liu M, Gao W, Miao Q, Wu H. Microparticles of Sericin-Dextran Conjugate for Improving the Solubility of Antiviral Drug. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 2023; 14(6):292. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb14060292
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Shuqi, Xiaolong Feng, Xinwei Li, Miaochang Liu, Wenxia Gao, Qian Miao, and Huayue Wu. 2023. "Microparticles of Sericin-Dextran Conjugate for Improving the Solubility of Antiviral Drug" Journal of Functional Biomaterials 14, no. 6: 292. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb14060292