In vitro evaluation of suspoemulsions for in situ-forming polymeric microspheres and controlled release of progesterone.

One possibility to obtain a higher dose of drug in a lower formulation volume can be by using of saturated quantity of drug in one of the phases of an emulsion. These formulations are called suspoemulsions (S/O/W). When a hydrophobic polymer is added to the organic phase of suspoemulsions, these formulations can be used to entrap the drug inside microspheres after in situ precipitation of the polymer-drug-excipients mix.

Design of PLGA based nanoparticles for imaging guided applications.

An amphiphilic Gd(III) complex has been efficiently loaded in polylactic-co-glycolic acid nanoparticles (PLGA-NPs) to yield a novel, high sensitive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent for imaging guided drug delivery applications. As the Gd(III) complex is soluble in organic solvents, the nanoparticles were prepared as oil/water emulsions. PLGA-NPs were stable, in buffer, for more than 1 week without any release of the incorporated agents.