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AB-type amphiphilic copolymers (abbreviated as LE) composed of poly (L-leucine) (PLL) as the A component and poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO) as the B component were synthesized by the ring-opening polymerization of L-leucine N-carboxy-anhydride initiated by methoxy polyoxyethylene amine (Me-PEO-NH2) and characterized. Core-shell type nanoparticles were prepared by the diafiltration method. Particle size distribution obtained by dynamic light scattering was dependent on PLL composition and the size for LE-1, LE-2 and LE-3 was 369.6±267, 523.4±410 and 561.2±364 nm, respectively. Shapes of the nanoparticles observed by transmission electron microscope (TEM) were almostly spherical. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of the nanoparticles determined by a fluorescence probe technique was dependent on the composition of hydrophobic PLL, and the CMC for LE-1, LE-2 and LE-3 was 2. 0×10−6, 1.7×10−6 and 1.5×10−6 (mol/l), respectively. Clonazepam release from core-shell type nanoparticles in vitro was dependent on PLL composition and drug loading content.
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Kim, HJ., Jeong, YI., Kim, SH. et al. Clonazepam release from core-shell type nanoparticlesin vitro . Arch. Pharm. Res. 20, 324–329 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02976194
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