Carbon Dioxide-Generating PLG Nanoparticles for Controlled Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery.

Purpose: Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLG) nanoparticles containing doxorubicin and mineralized calcium carbonate were fabricated and their anti-tumor efficacy was tested using a neuroblastoma-bearing mouse model.

Methods: PLG nanoparticles were prepared by a double emulsion (water-in-oil-in-water; W/O/W) method. Calcium carbonate was mineralized within the PLG nanoparticles during the emulsion process.