Study on the Preparation Method and Application Prospect of Drug-Carrying Microspheres of Polylactic Acid and its Copolymers

Ciwei Wang; Xingyue Shuai; Yi Zhang; Yan Zou; Rouchi Feng; Mengchun Qi

doi:10.54097/qmpdft59

Authors

Ciwei Wang
Xingyue Shuai
Yi Zhang
Yan Zou
Rouchi Feng
Mengchun Qi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/qmpdft59

Keywords:

Poly (Lactic Acid) and its Copolymers, Drug-carrying Microspheres, Preparation Process, Sudden Drug Release, Multifunctional Integration

Abstract

This paper reviews the principles, advantages and disadvantages, and scope of application of different processes for the preparation of drug-carrying microspheres of polylactic acid (PLA) and its copolymers, and explores the potential of PLA drug-carrying microspheres for drug delivery, tissue engineering and fluorescent labeling, etc. It also summarizes the limitations of the current technology, and proposes to optimize the drug-carrying system through the design of bilayer structured, responsive and multifunctional integrated microspheres, with a view to providing theoretical basis and technical support to the research of the related fields. We also summarize the limitations of the current technology and propose to optimize the drug-carrying system by designing bilayer structure, responsive and multifunctional integrated microspheres, in order to provide theoretical basis and technical support for the related fields.

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