S. Stassen et al., MICROENCAPSULATION BY COACERVATION OF POLY(LACTIDE-CO-GLYCOLIDE) .1. PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PHASE-SEPARATION PROCESS, Polymer, 35(4), 1994, pp. 777-785
This paper describes the phase separation of different lactide and gly
colide copolyester solutions, induced by the addition of silicone oil
in order to promote protein microencapsulation. The phase diagrams of
the ternary CH2Cl2-copolyester-silicone oil systems were established i
n relation to the composition of the copolyester and the viscosity, i.
e. the molecular weight, of the silicone oil. The phase-separated syst
ems were characterized in terms of weight, volume, composition and vis
cosity of the coacervate and supernatant. The effect of the nature of
the coating polymer and the molecular weight of the coacervation agent
(silicone oil) on the characteristics of the phase-separated system i
s discussed.