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Each micelle has a hydrophobic core and a hydrophilic shell, and can move relatively<br />

freely without any bridg<strong>in</strong>g connection between the micelles. Sol-gel transition occurs when<br />

the total volume <strong>of</strong> micelles fraction is larger than the maximum pack<strong>in</strong>g fraction volume [8].<br />

The degradation behavior <strong>of</strong> PLGA-PEG-PLGA was <strong>in</strong>vestigated. Four samples <strong>of</strong> the<br />

copolymer <strong>in</strong> 0.7 ml <strong>of</strong> the phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) were placed <strong>in</strong>to the <strong>in</strong>cubator at 37 °C<br />

(the normal temperature <strong>of</strong> a human body). The samples were taken out and lyophilized after<br />

3, 5, 7 and 10 days. The rest <strong>of</strong> the copolymer was analyzed by GPC. The decrease <strong>in</strong> the<br />

molecular weight dur<strong>in</strong>g these periods can be seen <strong>in</strong> Fig. 2. After 3, 5 and 7 days two phases<br />

<strong>in</strong> the vials can be observed, the copolymer gel and the buffer. The total dissolv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the<br />

copolymer occurred after 10 days when the measured molecular weight (Mn) was found to be<br />

4170 (Tab. 1).<br />

Tab. 1: The change <strong>of</strong> the molecular weight and the polydispersity dur<strong>in</strong>g the degradation<br />

<strong>in</strong> the phosphatic buffer (pH 7.4, 37 °C)<br />

Time (day) Molecular weight Polydispersity<br />

0 6010 1.21<br />

3 5840 1.23<br />

5 5220 1.31<br />

7 4770 1.33<br />

10 4170 1.35<br />

The change <strong>of</strong> polydispersity (D) was related to the change <strong>of</strong> Mn. Mn decreased while D<br />

<strong>in</strong>creased with the grow<strong>in</strong>g number <strong>of</strong> the shorter copolymer cha<strong>in</strong>s.<br />

Molecular weight<br />

6500<br />

6000<br />

5500<br />

5000<br />

4500<br />

4000<br />

3500<br />

0 2 4 6 8 10 12<br />

Time (day)<br />

Fig. 3: The change <strong>of</strong> the molecular weight (Mn)● and the polydispersity (D)∆ after 0, 3,<br />

5, 7, and 10 days.<br />

Sborník soutěže Studentské tvůrčí č<strong>in</strong>nosti Student 2006 a doktorské soutěže O cenu děkana 2005 a 2006<br />

Sekce DSP 2006, strana 221<br />

1,36<br />

1,34<br />

1,32<br />

1,30<br />

1,28<br />

1,26<br />

1,24<br />

1,22<br />

1,20<br />

Polydispersity

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