PLGA-PEG block copolymers were purchased from Akina, Inc.
Paclitaxel was obtained from LC Laboratories (165 New Boston Street, Woburn, MA).
DMSO, empty PD-10 columns, calcium chloride, sodium chloride,
Slide-A-Lyzer G2 Dialysis Cassettes, Parafilm M™ Laboratory Wrapping Film, and HPLC-purified water were purchased from Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. Polyoxyl 20-stearyl ether (Brij 78) was acquired from Uniqema (Wilmington, DE), d-alpha tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate (TPGS) was purchased from Eastman Chemicals (Kingsport, TN), DSPE-mPEG
2k was acquired from Creative PEGWorks, PLGA (50:50, 33 kDa) was purchased from Lakeshore Biomaterials, and
Miglyol 812 was obtained from Sasol (Witten, Germany). HPLC grade acetonitrile was obtained from Acros. All other solvents,
Zonyl® FS-300,
Pluronic® F-127, and
Sepharose CL-4B were purchased from Sigma. Nanoparticle fabrication occurred in a Biotage® Initiator Classic microwave synthesizer. Dynamic light scattering took place in a
Zetasizer Nano ZS Particle Analyzer (Malvern Instruments, Inc.).
Paclitaxel analysis was performed using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (
Agilent 1260 – Infinity). Particle quantification was performed by thermogravimetric analysis (
Discovery TGA, TA Instruments). Transmission Electron Microscopy was carried out using JEOL
JEM 1230 TEM.
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